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Source: Petraeus submitted report on troop cuts

AP — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:25:56 +0000

The top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, has given his military superiors and Defense Secretary Robert Gates his initial recommendation on when to resume a U.S. troop withdrawal and at what pace, a senior military officer close to the...

Source: Petraeus submitted preliminary Iraq report

AP — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:59:57 +0000

US worries Russia returning to authoritarian past

AP — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:07:32 +0000

Russia is showing signs of returning to its authoritarian past and its invasion of Georgia will require the U.S. to re-evaluate the strategic relationship between the superpowers, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said...

US worries Russia returning to its past

AP — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:45:33 +0000

Gates: No need for US forces in Georgia

AP — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:19:13 +0000

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday he sees no need to invoke American military force in the war between Russia and Georgia and that U.S.-Russian relations could suffer for years if Moscow doesn’t retreat. The White House said it was ignoring Russian “bluster” about Georgia never regaining disputed border regions.

Gates endorses big expansion of Afghan army

AP — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:10:21 +0000

Defense Secretary Robert Gates has endorsed an Afghanistan government proposal to increase the size of the Afghan army by more than 50,000 troops.

Gates OKs expanding Afghan army

AP — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:50:00 +0000

Defense Secretary Robert Gates has endorsed an Afghanistan government proposal to increase the size of the Afghan army by more than 50,000 troops.

Gates: Military's priority is to defeat extremists

AP — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:24:25 +0000

The military’s top priority is to defeat al-Qaida and other extremists, but winning the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan alone will not achieve that, Defense Secretary Robert Gates says in a new defense policy...

Air Force exec resigns, cites leadership changes

AP — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:55:27 +0000

The Air Force’s logistics chief resigned Monday, saying the recent leadership shake up by Defense Secretary Robert Gates has hurt his ability to do his job.

Air Force exec resigns, cites leader changes

AP — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:01:55 +0000

The Air Force’s logistics chief has resigned, saying that the recent leadership shake up by Defense Secretary Robert Gates has hurt his ability to do his job.