Petraeus to Head CIA, Panetta to Head Defense Department
President Obama will announce tomorrow that Robert Gates will be replaced as Secretary of Defense by Leon Panetta, and David Petraeus will become head of the CIA.
The changes, which will not take effect until this summer, essentially preserve the status quo on the national security team as the administration heads into a crucial period of turmoil in the Middle East and South Asia, U.S. military withdrawal from Iraq and a make-or-break year in Afghanistan.
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