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Gates: Domestic Concerns Will Affect Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal Plans

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 08.21.2011

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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates says President Barack Obama will have to incorporate domestic concerns about the war in Afghanistan ...

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Gates: Only Modest Troop Reductions In Afghanistan

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 08.04.2011

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KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates appealed for patience with an unpopular war and said Saturday that only modest U.S. tro...

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'It's A Mess': Friction Between Pentagon And White House On Libya

HuffingtonPost.com | David Wood | Posted 06.20.2011

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WASHINGTON -- After 26 months in office, President Obama still has not forged a smoothly working national security team that can both nimbly pounce o...

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General Petraeus Jokes With Secretary Of Defense About Attacking Libya

Posted 05.25.2011

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Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, who is visiting Afghanistan this week to evaluate military progress, met up with General David Petraeus, head of U....

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Gates Defends Surge In Afghanistan

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Evidence is building that the Obama administration's surge strategy is working in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said ...

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Robert Gates: 'We're Not Ever Leaving' Afghanistan

Huffington Post | Marcus Baram | Posted 05.25.2011

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In a shocking indication of a split between the White House and the Pentagon over the war in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates believes that...

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Robert Gates In Afghanistan: Some Troops Could Leave Early

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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PUL-E-CHARKHI, Afghanistan — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates raised the possibility Wednesday that some of the U.S. forces involved in the A...

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Gates: Military Will Fall In Line Behind Obama On Afghanistan

AP | LARA JAKES | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the U.S. military will not hesitate in carrying out whatever mission President Barack Obama dec...

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Gates: Afghan Surge Could Happen Swiftly

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates said any new U.S. forces President Barack Obama sends to Afghanistan could move into the country swi...

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Gates, Clinton Crucial Voting Bloc On Afghanistan

New York Times | Mark Landler and Thom Shanker | Posted 05.25.2011

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The last time the Obama administration arrived at a moment of truth in the debate over what to do about Afghanistan, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Robert...

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Gates To Afghans: US `in this thing to win'

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 05.25.2011

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KABUL, Afghanistan — Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived Tuesday in Afghanistan with plans to assure officials and American troops there that...

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Obama Advisers Split On Afghanistan, Complicating His Decision

AP | LARA JAKES and ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Thursday to delay a face-to-face briefing from the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, who hours earlier had warned...

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Gates Contradicts Obama: Afghan "Exit Strategy" A "Strategic Mistake"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Sunday it would be a "strategic mistake" for the U.S. to put a timeline or exit strategy on its presence in Afg...

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Gates: Victory In Iraq And Afghan Wars Challenge But Achievable (VIDEO)

Al Jazeera | Posted 05.25.2011

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In a wide-ranging interview with Al Jazeera's Abderrahim Foukara, Gates spoke about the US strategy for peace in Afghanistan facing a "war of necessit...

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Gates: It's Not Time To Leave Afghanistan

AP | LARA JAKES and PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Facing eroding public support for the war in Afghanistan, the Pentagon chief said Thursday that the Obama administration's effort i...

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US troops Won't Be Sent To Pakistan: Robert Gates

AP | LARA JAKES | Posted 05.25.2011

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CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan — There are no plans to deploy U.S. ground troops to Pakistan, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday, ...

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Gates: I Expect NATO Allies Will Send Forces To Afghanistan

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Sunday that he expected NATO allies to contribute "additional forces" to Afghanistan, and defined the mission o...

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Gates: Pakistan-Style Truce In Afghanistan Acceptable

AP | SLOBODAN LEKIC | Posted 05.25.2011

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KRAKOW, Poland — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday that Washington could accept a political agreement between the Afghan governmen...

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Obama Backpedals On Afghan Troop Surge

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 05.25.2011

We may soon witness a reverse triple back flip with pike by the Obama administration over his campaign promise of increasing troop numbers in Afghanistan.

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Gates Delays Decision To Send Troops To Afghanistan

Blogs.abcnews.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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ABC News' Luis Martinez reports: ABC News has learned that Defense Secretary Robert Gates has decided to delay a decision to send additional troops in...

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Iraqi Elections: Share Your Experiences, Photos

Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 05.25.2011

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Iraqi voters go to the polls this Saturday for the first time since 2005 as they cast their ballots in provincial elections. Early voting began Wednes...

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Gates: Afghan War Is America's "Greatest Military Challenge"

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday "we are lost" unless the United States can find a way not to kill so many civilians in ...

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Gates: More Brigades To Afghanistan By Summer, Must Build Up Afghan Army

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 05.25.2011

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MANAMA, Bahrain — The U.S. military will pour thousands of troops into Afghanistan by next summer, and can expect to commit a sustained force fo...

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