Gates: Afghan Surge Could Happen Swiftly
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates said any new U.S. forces President Barack Obama sends to Afghanistan could move into the country swi...
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates said any new U.S. forces President Barack Obama sends to Afghanistan could move into the country swi...
New York Times | Mark Landler and Thom Shanker | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics
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...
AP | LARA JAKES | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the U.S. military will not hesitate in carrying out whatever mission President Barack Obama dec...
AP | LARA JAKES and ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 10.01.2009 | Politics
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...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics
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...
Al Jazeera | Posted 11.08.2009 | World
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...
AP | LARA JAKES and PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 10.19.2009 | World
WASHINGTON — Facing eroding public support for the war in Afghanistan, the Pentagon chief said Thursday that the Obama administration's effort i...
AP | LARA JAKES | Posted 06.07.2009 | World
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan — There are no plans to deploy U.S. ground troops to Pakistan, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday, ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.29.2009 | Politics
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Sunday that he expected NATO allies to contribute "additional forces" to Afghanistan, and defined the mission o...
AP | SLOBODAN LEKIC | Posted 03.23.2009 | World
KRAKOW, Poland — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday that Washington could accept a political agreement between the Afghan governmen...
Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 03.10.2009 | World
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.
Blogs.abcnews.com | Posted 03.08.2009 | World
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...
Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 02.28.2009 | World
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...
AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 02.27.2009 | World
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 ...
AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 01.11.2009 | World
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...
AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 11.20.2009 | Politics