Mr. Obamaâ??s decision to retain Mr. Gates at the Pentagon gave his national security team a respected professional and veteran of decades at the center of American foreign policyâ??and offered a bipartisan aura. But it was not long before Mr. Obamaâ??s inner circle tired of the defense secretary they initially praised as â??Yodaâ?â??a reference to the wise, aged Jedi master in the â??Star Warsâ? filmsâ??and he of them.
