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Gates: U.S. Air Force likely to stay Iraq

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:02:36 GMT

KIRKUK, Iraq, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force is likely to remain in Iraq after 2011, when its forces are scheduled to pull out, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.
Source: United Press International

Defense Secretary Robert Gates predicts more sanctions for Iran over nuclear program

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:18:31 GMT

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates after speaking to U.S. soldiers Friday in Kirkuk, Iraq. What should the U.S. do about Iran's growing nuclear program?
Source: New York Daily News

Afghan Terrain, Weather Present Challenges

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:12:17 GMT

CBS News correspondent Terry McCarthy recently accompanied the Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on a trip to Afghanistan and Iraq. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates presides over the most powerful military force the world has ever seen.
Source: CBS News

Defense secy tells US troops Iraq mission critical

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:53:08 GMT

KIRKUK, IRAQ — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday that plans are on track to reduce American forces in Iraq next year and warned that neighboring Iran risks sanctions soon if it fails to cooperate on its controversial nuclear program.
Source: The Asheville Citizen-Times

EU, US back new Iran nuclear sanctions

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:48:56 GMT

BRUSSELS : European leaders backed Friday new sanctions against Iran, warning that Tehran's refusal to negotiate over its nuclear programme must be met with a tough response.
Source: Channel News Asia

Gates Cites Arab-Kurd Progress in Iraq

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:36:07 GMT

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says Iraqi Arab and Kurdish leaders have made progress in recent weeks toward resolving their differences over power sharing and the status of the city of Kirkuk.
Source: Voice of America

Clinton slams Iran as major exporter of terror

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:25:54 GMT

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she was "well aware" of Iran's interest in promoting itself.
Source: CNN

Lockheed White House helicopter still "alive": lawmaker

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:15:27 GMT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional plans to revive a pared-down version of a new presidential helicopter built by Lockheed Martin Corp but canceled by Defense Secretary Robert Gates remain "very much alive," one of its top backers in Congress said on...
Source: Reuters

Quoted in 'UPI NewsTrack TopNews'

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:19:13 GMT

Robert Gates said in United Press International:

This is perhaps the most worrisome issue here in Iraq as far as we're concerned ... I think there is no question that the Kurds see their future as part of a unified Iraq, and what's at issue is the terms at which that goes forward.

World: Afghanistan on Meet the Press - nytimes.com/video

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:09:23 GMT

Quoted in 'Flotsam and Jetsam'

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:55:10 GMT

said in Commentary:

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates says Americans should expect a significant U.S. military presence in Afghanistan for two years to four years more. Just as in Iraq, the United States eventually will turn over provinces to local security forces, allowing the United States to bring the number of troops down steadily, according to Mr. Gates.

Photo from AP Photo

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:26:01 GMT

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.

Photo from AP Photo

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:25:52 GMT

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 D...