US Defense Secretary Robert Gates (C), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen (L) and Pentagon Comptroller Robert Hale (R) testify before the Senate Defense Subcommittee hearing on the proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2010 for the Defense Department on June 9, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates (C), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen (L) and Pentagon Comptroller Robert Hale (R) testify before the Senate Defense Subcommittee hearing on the proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2010 for the Defense Department on June 9, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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  1. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, and his South Korean counterpart Kim Tae-young participate in a joint news conference at South Korea's defense ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. Gates said Thursday that North Korea continues to pose a grave threat to international peace and pledged to protect South Korea with Washington's full military might, including its nuclear capabilities.
  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. US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates(L) and Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen(R), deliver remarks on the status of the US war in Afghanistan, from inside the Pentagon briefing room September 3, 2009, in Washington.
  8. US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates(L) and Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen(R) enter the Pentagon briefing room to deliver remarks on the status of the US war in Afghanistan September 3, 2009, in Washington, DC.
  9. Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen(R), listens as US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates(L) delivers remarks on the status of the US war in Afghanistan from inside the Pentagon briefing room September 3, 2009, in Washington.
  10. World War II veterans from the Texas' 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division, and the Army's Japanese-American 442nd Regimental Combat Team stand together, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, in Houston, during an event marking the 65th anniversary of battle where the 442nd rescued the 141st from German soldiers in northern France. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen and former Secretary Norman Mineta held a news conference to honor the veterans for their valor.
  11. World War II veterans from the Texas' 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, 36th Division, and the Army's Japanese-American 442nd Regimental Combat Team sit together during an event, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, in Houston, marking the 65th anniversary of the battle where the 442nd rescued the 141st from German soldiers in northern France. The 1st Battalion was dubbed the "Lost Battalion." The 442nd became the most decorated unit in U.S. military history, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen said.
  12. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen, right, speaks during a news conference in Houston on Sunday Nov. 1, 2009 prior to a gala to reunite two units on the 65th anniversary a World War II battle. The 1st Battalion, 141st Regiment, 36th Infantry Division, a Texas military unit that was surrounded by German soldiers in northern France's Vosges Mountains was rescued by the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a unit made up almost entirely of Japanese-Americans, that broke through the German ranks to free the Texas unit. At far left is former house speaker Jim Wright.
  13. US President Barack Obama speaks during an event celebrating the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Washington, DC, on October 14, 2009. Dedicated to improving civic education and educating about the role and importance of the US Senate and named after the late Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy, the Institute will be located on the campus of the University of Massachusetts.
  14. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) puts his arm around Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi as they speak about their meeting between Congressional leadership and President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan at the White House in Washington, October 6, 2009.
  15. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Ranking member U.S. Senate Finance Committee member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
  16. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) speaks during a hearing before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.

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