I have noticed too much of a tendency towards what might be called Next-War-itis — the propensity of much of the defense establishment to be in favor of what might be needed in a future conflict 
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I have noticed too much of a tendency towards what might be called Next-War-itis — the propensity of much of the defense establishment to be in favor of what might be needed in a future conflict
said Robert Gates
in Malaysia Sun
The risk of overextending the Army is real ... But I believe the risk is far greater — to that institution as well as to our country — if we were to fail in Iraq. That is the war we are in. That is the war we must win.
said Robert Gates
in Malaysia Sun
to deal particularly with what the Iranians were doing in support of the special groups and others in Iraq.
was said
in Malaysia Sun
have become the weapons of choice for America's most dangerous and likely adversaries ... and the need to have a vehicle of this kind won't go away.
was said
in philly.com
Getting the present right when it comes to taking care of our men and women in uniform will go a long way toward making sure we have the kind of force we need in the future
said Robert Gates
in philly.com
Smaller, irregular forces -- insurgents, guerrillas, terrorists -- will find ways, as they always have, to frustrate and neutralize the advantages of larger, regular militaries
was said
in Malaysia Sun
A program like FCS . . . must continue to demonstrate its value for the types of irregular challenges we will face, as well as for full-spectrum warfare
was said
in Malaysia Sun
It is relations among people that make government work ... They don't have to agree all the time; they just have to get along.
said Robert Gates
in Malaysia Sun
awakened them (the Iraqis) to the reality of the magnitude of Iranian meddling in Iraq.
was said
in eTaiwan News
We're being very aggressive in going after the networks in Iraq, and the individuals who are interfering or supplying weapons from Iran ... We have a number of other activities under way. We take it very seriously. But at this point our activities are focused pretty exclusively inside Iraq.
said Robert Gates
in eTaiwan News
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