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Gates: Afghan Surge Could Happen Swiftly

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 11.20.2009 | Politics


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

Gates, Clinton Crucial Voting Bloc On Afghanistan

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...

Gates: Military Will Fall In Line Behind Obama On Afghanistan

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...

Obama Advisers Split On Afghanistan, Complicating His Decision

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...

Sam Stein

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

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...

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

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...

Gates: It's Not Time To Leave Afghanistan

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...

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

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, ...

Sam Stein

Gates: I Expect NATO Allies Will Send Forces To Afghanistan

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...

Gates: Pakistan-Style Truce In Afghanistan Acceptable

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...

Obama Backpedals On Afghan Troop Surge

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 03.10.2009 | World


Virginia M. Moncrieff

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.

Gates Delays Decision To Send Troops To 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...

Iraqi Elections: Share Your Experiences, Photos

Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 02.28.2009 | World


Hanna Ingber Win

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...

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

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 ...

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

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...