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Mr. President: You've Earned Your Stripes, Now Let's End the Gay Ban in 2010

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 12.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pentagon, Gays in the Military, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Congress, Robert Gates, Afghan War, Nancy Pelosi, Admiral Mike Mullen, Harry Reid, Barack Obama, Politics News

Besides health care and Afghanistan, there are urgent initiatives that need to get done. On this short list should be the repeal of DADT.

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Karzai: 'Afghanistan Will Not Be Able To Sustain A Force Of That Nature With Its Own Resources'

nytimes.com | MAUREEN DOWD | Posted 12.12.2009 | World

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At a joint press conference Tuesday at the presidential palace in Kabul, Hamid Karzai surprised the usually unflappable Gates when he knocked down Pre...

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Gates: Iran Could Face "Significant Additional Sanctions"

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 12.11.2009 | World

Read More: Iran Sanctions, Iran, Gates, Robert Gates, Iran Nuclear Weapons, World News

KIRKUK, Iraq — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday that plans are on track to reduce American forces in Iraq next year and warned th...

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Robert Gates Arrives In Iraq

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 12.11.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates was in Iraq Thursday to meet with Iraqi officials amid a wave of bombings that have claimed 127 li...

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Afghanistan: No Exit

Rory O'Connor | Posted 12.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hillary Clinton, Robert Gates, Afghanistan, James Jones, Barack Obama, David Petraeus, Afghanistan War, Politics News

In my last post on President Obama's Afghan escalation speech I noted, "Anyone who believes (the troops) will leave in eighteen months is a fool." Now, let's recap the 'withdrawal' planned for eighteen months from now.

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Could Be a Late Night in Partystan

Rick Horowitz | Posted 12.09.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Hamid Karzai, Obama and Afghanistan, Curfews, Karl Eikenberry, Pakistan, Deadlines, David Petraeus, Barack Obama, Osama Bin Laden, Obama Administration, Afghanistan Policy, Troop Withdrawal, Robert Gates, Stanley McChrystal, Taliban, Hillary Clinton, Afghanistan, Zardari, Comedy News

"Daddy, have you seen the car keys?" "On the table near the door -- you're going already?" "I'm late -- I told Marisa I'd pick her up on the way ...

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Karzai: Afghan Army Will Need Help Until 2024

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 12.08.2009 | World

Read More: Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan Army, Afghanistan, Robert Gates, Karzai, Afghan Army, World News

KABUL — After meeting Tuesday with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said it may be five years before his army ...

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Gates Surprise Trip To Afghanistan: US `In This Thing To Win'

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 12.08.2009 | World

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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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Sartre Meets Afghanistan: Obama's "No Exit" Strategy

Arianna Huffington | Posted 12.08.2009 | World

Read More: Afghanistan, Obama Afghanistan, Afghanistan War, Robert Gates, Afghanistan Surge, War in Afghanistan, Hillary Clinton, Robert Gibbs, World News

This White House clearly has a credibility crisis. They need an exit strategy for their rollout of an Afghanistan exit strategy.

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Pentagon Orders 16,000 Troops To Start Afghanistan Surge

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 12.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fort Campbell, Pentagon, Camp Pendleton, Pentagon Troops, Robert Gates, Afghanistan Surge, Afghanistan, Fort Drum, Afghanistan Troops, Mike Mullen, Camp Lejeune, Bryan Whitman, 16000 Troops, Afghanistan War, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The first wave of President Barack Obama's new Afghanistan surge will add about 16,000 U.S. troops who got their orders over the pa...

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Robert Gates On "Meet The Press": Beyond Tedious

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.07.2009 | Media

Read More: Meet the Press, David Gregory, War in Afghanistan, Robert Gates, Media Criticism, Media News

Apparently, I wasn't the only one in America who wanted to drive a hot steel spike into his brain watching "Meet The Press" host David Gregory intervi...

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With Secretary Clinton, Why Envoys?

Taylor Marsh | Posted 12.07.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jerusalem, Israeli Settlements, Robert Gates, Richard Holbrooke, Pakistan, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Afghanistan, Hillary Clinton, Israel, Barack Obama, World News

Even though Sec. Clinton's power among Israelis is strong, she's not the one facing doubt. It's likely only Pres. Obama can make the Israelis move to meet the Palestinians.

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My Talk with Mike Mullen

Shihab Rattansi | Posted 12.06.2009 | World

Read More: Robert Gates, Jack Keane, Afghanistan, Admiral Mike Mullen, Afghanistan War, Troop Escalation, World News

I've spent the week speaking with military leaders about the spilling of more blood. What becomes clear is that they genuinely believe that the judicious application of force can make the world a better place.

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No Good Osama bin Laden Intelligence In Years, Says Robert Gates

AP | Posted 12.06.2009 | World

Read More: Al Qaida, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Terrorism, 9/11, Afpak, Saudi Arabia, Robert Gates, Osama Bin Laden, World News

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States has not had good intelligence on the whereabouts of terrorist Osama bin Laden...

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Afghanistan Withdrawal Date: 'Flexible' Or 'Locked In'?

Huffington Post | Nico PItney | Posted 12.04.2009 | World

Read More: Afghanistan Withdrawal, Afghanistan Timeline, Hillary Clinton, Robert Gates, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Jim Jones, Afghan War, World News

Read below for a new update on December 4. During his speech from West Point on Tuesday, President Obama specified the date when U.S. forces would st...

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Afghanistan: A Broken Promise to Military Families

Richard Allen Smith | Posted 12.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Stop-Loss, Dwell Time, Robert Gates, War, Deployments, Iraq, Mike Mullen, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Politics News

For the last several years, our Armed Forces have been plagued by a lack of what is known as dwell time -- the amount of time Soldiers have at home with their families between deployments.

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Robert Gates Says Afghan Drawdown Timing Is Flexible

nytimes.com | DAVID STOUT and BRIAN KNOWLTON | Posted 12.03.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON -- Officials from the Obama administration and the Pentagon tried on Thursday to reassure worried senators, telling them that plans to begi...

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White House: July 2011 Afghanistan Withdrawal 'Locked In'

CBS News | Posted 12.02.2009 | World

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After the briefing, Gibbs went to the president for clarification. Gibbs then called me to his office to relate what the president said. The president...

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Will Gay Troops Get to Join the Debate About Their Own Service to America?

Nathaniel Frank | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Palm Center, Robert Gates, Gays in the Military, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Congress, Alcee Hastings, Kirsten Gillibrand, Politics News

Without explicit protection, gay troops could be fired for sharing their views and experiences with senators and representatives, since current law calls for discharging anyone who says they are gay.

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Gates: Afghanistan Failure Would Have 'Severe Consequences'

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY and PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 12.03.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON — A deeply skeptical Congress on Wednesday resigned itself to President Barack Obama's escalation of the Afghanistan war, even as the...

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Supreme Court Rules Against ACLU In Case Of Detainee Abuse Photos

AP | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Aclu, US Military, Afghanistan, Abuse Pictures, Obama, Court of Appeals, Abu Graib, Abuse Photos, Gitmo, Enemy Combatants, Barack Obama, Supreme Court, Detainee Abuse, Iraq, Gates, Robert Gates, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has thrown out an appeals court ruling ordering the disclosure of photographs of detainees being abused by their ...

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The Obama Visit to China - What the U.S. Press Missed

Elizabeth Lynch | Posted 11.24.2009 | World

Read More: Chen Bingde, Robert Gates, Jiang Tianyong, China Emmission Targets, Climate Change, Obama China Visit, Xu Zhiyong, U.S. China Military Communication, U.S.-China Joint Statement, u.s. - China Conflict in International Waters, Michael Mullen, Public Interest Lawyers, Human Rights in China, World News

Obama's visit to China was certainly not overly exciting but it was far from the failure that the U.S. press has made it out to be.

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Afghan Air War Sees More Civilian Casualties

Politics Daily | David Wood | Posted 11.20.2009 | World

Read More: Stanley McChrystal, Robert Gates, Afghanistan, Afghanistan Surge, Afghan War, Afghanistan War, Airstrikes, World News

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- American strike fighters and bombers are pounding insurgents in Afghanistan with increasing fury, despite a standing orde...

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Fort Hood Slayings Prompt Pentagon Investigation

AP | ANNE GEARAN and PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pentagon Investigation Fort Hood, Fort Hood Shooting, Fort Hood, Fort Hood Review, Robert Gates Fort Hood, Robert Gates, Pentagon Review Fort Hood, Fort Hood Investigation, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Worried that the Army may have missed red flags about the alleged shooter in the Fort Hood massacre, the Pentagon probably will ope...

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Robert Gates Bars Release Of Torture Photos

Mother Jones | Nick Baumann | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Aclu, Freedom of Information Act, Joe Lieberman, Foia, Torture Photos, Robert Gates, Abu Ghraib, Politics News

Defense Secretary Robert Gates has used powers granted to him by a controversial new law to block the court-ordered release of numerous photos of deta...

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