Secretary Gates

No Way to Treat the Remains of Our Fallen Troops

Dorian de Wind | Posted 02.08.2012

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Dorian de Wind

One can imagine my shock when I started hearing and reading about how the Dover Air Force Base Mortuary is alleged to have handled the remainsservice members who have been killed.

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Samuel Haass

As Defense Secretary Gates Sours on NATO, Policymakers Mixed

HuffingtonPost.com | Samuel Haass | Posted 08.23.2011

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WASHINGTON -- When Secretary of Defense Robert Gates suggested recently that NATO was at risk of becoming impotent because certain members of the mili...

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Our Coup d' Etat, by Accident

Lorelei Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lorelei Kelly

If we Americans and our civilian-elected leaders don't come to terms with our over-dependence on the military, we will cede increasing authority to an institution that doesn't want it and should not have it.

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Iran's Defiant Dare = Crunch Time for Obama

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Amb. Marc Ginsberg

Biting economic sanctions -- the type that hit at the very economic and financial heart of the regime and not the Iranian people -- must be aggressively pursued and carefully constructed.

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Friday Talking Points [110] -- Left Still Waiting For Rahm Apology

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Democrats need to realize that they still have the biggest majority in both houses of Congress that they are likely to see in their lifetimes.

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Afghanistan: Endless Army Mission Creep?

Luis Carlos Montalván and Gene Dewey | Posted 05.25.2011

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Luis Carlos Montalván and Gene Dewey

To fill the vacuum of meaningful statecraft, the Department of Defense now finds itself both war-fighter and diplomat.

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Gates: Pause in Troop Cuts Makes Sense

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 05.25.2011

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FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq — In a clear sign the drawdown of U.S. forces from Iraq will be suspended, Defense Secretary Robert Gates sa...

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Gates: NATO's Survival At Stake In Afghanistan

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 05.25.2011

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Survival of the NATO alliance, a cornerstone of American security policy for six decades, is at stake in the debate over how the United States and Eur...

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Dozens Die In Iraq Bombings During Gates Visit

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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Twin car bombs targeted a meeting of U.S.-allied Sunni tribal leaders Monday in Baghdad, killing at least 22 civilians and wounding 42, Iraqi official...

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Thousands Of Troops Told To Prepare For Afghan Tour

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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About 3,200 Marines are being told to prepare to go to Afghanistan, military officials said Monday, in an effort to boost combat troop levels and get ...

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