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    Last week Gates was asked at a news conference if he expects any changes in the command structure. "If there were to be any discussion of changes in the command structure, it would require some pretty intensive consultations with our allies and discussion about what makes sense going forward" Gates replied. "There have been no such consultations so far." Full Article at Canoe
    If there were to be any discussion of changes in the command structure, it would require some pretty intensive consultations with our allies and discussion about what makes sense going forward
    Robert Gates – Robert Gates SOURCE: Canoe 19 months ago
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Pentagon contemplates beefing up U.S. role in Afghanistan
  1. I've made no decisions ... I've made no recommendations to the president. We're still discussing it.
    SOURCE: Canoe 19 months ago
  2. NATO came into Afghanistan under one set of expectations and now is faced with a very different reality, and that's not playing well politically at home - not terribly well with many of the governments but even less well with the populations in many countries
    SOURCE: Canoe 19 months ago
  3. There have been no such consultations so far.
    SOURCE: Canoe 19 months ago

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