White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, right, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, center, and Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough, left, look on as President Barack Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, both not pictured, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, May 18, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, right, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, center, and Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough, left, look on as President Barack Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, both not pictured, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, May 18, 2009.

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  2. Protesters holding portraits of U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, and his South Korean counterpart Kim Tae-young shout a slogan during a rally against the Security Consultative Meeting, or SCM, between the U.S. and South Korea in front of the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. Gates said Wednesday the United States will never accept a North Korea with atomic bombs, saying the communist regime poses threats "even more lethal and destabilizing."
  3. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (R) shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Kim Tae-young during Security Consultative Meeting (SCM) at the Defense Ministry in Seoul October 22, 2009. Gates said on Thursday that North Korea poses a threat to his country's allies in North Asia and promised to protect them under the U.S. nuclear deterrent.
  4. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Kim Tae-young during Security Consultative Meeting or SCM at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. Gates said Wednesday the United States will never accept a North Korea with atomic bombs, saying the communist regime poses threats "even more lethal and destabilizing."
  5. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, arrives to sign the guest book before meeting South Korean Prime Minister Chung Un-chan as U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Kathleen Stephens looks on at the Government Complex in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. Gates said Wednesday the United States will never accept a North Korea with atomic bombs, saying the communist regime poses threats "even more lethal and destabilizing" than before.
  6. U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) talks with Japan's Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo October 20, 2009. The United States wants to stick to a deal on realigning U.S. troops in Japan, Defense Secretary Gates said on Tuesday, giving Japan's new government little room to move on an issue that could test ties.
  7. National Security Advisor James L. Jones (L) talks with White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel (R) as US President Barack Obama meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, November 3, 2009.
  8. National Security Advisor James L. Jones (L) talks with White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel (R) as US President Barack Obama meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, November 3, 2009.
  9. PITTSBURGH - SEPTEMBER 25: U.S. President Barack Obama and his chief of staff Rahm Emanuel (L) speak prior to the plenary session of the G-20 summit on September 25, 2009 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Heads of state from the world's leading economic powers are meeting for the second day of the G-20 summit held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, aimed at promoting economic growth.
  10. US President Barack Obama (R) speaks with White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel (L) during the morning G-20 plenary session at the Pittsburgh Convention Center in Pittsburgh on September 25, 2009.
  11. White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel (R) speaks with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) as they attend the United Nations Security Council meeting during the UN General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York, NY, September 24, 2009.
  12. President Barack Obama , Vice President Joe Biden, and others, meet with co-chairmen of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board, former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, third from right, and former Oklahoma Sen. David Boren, fifth from right, and others, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is second from right.
  13. U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (L) greets U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ)(2nd L), House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH)(2nd R) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) after a meeting between Congressional leadership and President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan at the White House in Washington, October 6, 2009.
  14. L-R: House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-OH, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-MD, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, and Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain walk on a path on the North Lawn of the White House following a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  15. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, speaks to reporters as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, looks on in front of the West Wing after a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama Tuesday sat down with senior lawmakers driving a raging debate on US Afghan strategy, as he works towards a decision on whether to send thousands more troops to war. Democratic and Republican leaders plus top members of key congressional committees met the president at the White House touting sharply conflicting visions of the next steps in the unpopular eight-year US military operation. Obama is methodically working through an internal policy review after US commander General Stanley McChrystal warned the war could be lost within a year without more troops, and reportedly asked for 40,000 more men.
  16. House Minority Leader John Boehner (C), R-OH, chats with Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain (L), R-AZ, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, near the West Wing after a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama Tuesday sat down with senior lawmakers driving a raging debate on US Afghan strategy, as he works towards a decision on whether to send thousands more troops to war. Democratic and Republican leaders plus top members of key congressional committees met the president at the White House touting sharply conflicting visions of the next steps in the unpopular eight-year US military operation. Obama is methodically working through an internal policy review after US commander General Stanley McChrystal warned the war could be lost within a year without more troops, and reportedly asked for 40,000 more men.

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