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About Robert Gates
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Robert Michael Gates (born September 25, 1943) is currently serving as the 22nd United States Secretary of Defense. He took office on December 18, 2006. Prior to this, Gates served for 26 years in the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Council, and under President George H. W. Bush as Director of Central Intelligence. Full Article
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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.
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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 Ko...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (R) shakes hands with Japan's Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo October 20, 2009.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, is seen with Adm. Robert Willard, center, the new head of the U.S. Pacific Command, and Adm. Michael Mullen, right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a ceremony at Pacific Command headquarters at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, Monday, Oct. 19,...
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates, right, escorts NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen into the Pentagon, Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, during an honor cordon.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, talks with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, right, during an honor cordon for his arrival to the Pentagon, Monday, Sept. 28, 2009.
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ARLINGTON, VA - SEPTEMBER 21: U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (R) welcomes Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak (L) during an honor cordon at the Pentagon September 21, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia.
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Israel's Defense Minister Ehud Barak (R) arrives to meet with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (L) at the Pentagon in Washington September 21, 2009.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (R) walks with Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Tea Bahn (2nd R) at the Pentagon in Washington September 21, 2009.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (R) walks with Israel's Defense Minister Ehud Barak (2nd R) at the Pentagon in Washington September 21, 2009.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) meets with Czech Republic Minister of Defense Martin Bartak at the Pentagon in Washington, September 18, 2009.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) listens to remarks by Czech Republic Minister of Defense Martin Bartak at the Pentagon in Washington, September 18, 2009.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) meets with Czech Republic Minister of Defense Martin Bartak at the Pentagon in Washington, September 18, 2009.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) meets with Czech Republic Minister of Defence Martin Bartak at the Pentagon in Washington, September 18, 2009.
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ARLINGTON, VA - SEPTEMBER 17: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (L) and Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. James E. Cartwright (R) answer questions during a press briefing at the Pentagon on September 17, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia.
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US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (C) and National Security Advisor General James Jones (2nd L) arrive, for a ceremony to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Sergeant First Class Jared C. Monti for his heroic actions in Afghanistan, at the White House in Washington, DC, Septembe...
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US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) and Vice Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General James Cartwright arrive for a press conference on September 17, 2009 at the Pentagon in Washington, DC.
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ARLINGTON, VA - SEPTEMBER 17: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (L) and Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. James E. Cartwright (R) answer questions during a press briefing at the Pentagon on September 17, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia.
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ARLINGTON, VA - SEPTEMBER 17: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (L) and Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. James E. Cartwright (R) answer questions during a press briefing at the Pentagon on September 17, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia.
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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 Ko...
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I had this same conversation with some of our folks a couple of days ago in Kabul who are advising the new Afghan air force
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Well, Pete, they had another today from Christina Romer, who seems to be, like Robert Gates, one of the few in this administration who really can’t lie.
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I think that they have to evaluate the reaction of public opinion in Pakistan and how they would react to such co-operation. And I think we would take very seriously and clearly defer to their judgment about what works for them.
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Mr. Obama seems to be different. By offering the most prized cabinet job to his rival, Hillary Clinton, and by keeping Robert Gates, the defense secretary, who has done a good job, Mr. Obama has shown a determination not to surround himself with cronies.
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But what the president has announced is the beginning of a process, not the end of a process, and it is clear that this will be a gradual process and - as he said last night - based on conditions on the ground. So there is no deadline for the withdrawal of American forces in Afghanistan.
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The fielding of the RQ-170 aligns with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates' request for increased intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support to the combatant commanders, as well as Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton Schwartz's vision for an increased USAF reliance on unmanned aircraft
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It is worth remembering that the security situation in Afghanistan, though serious, does not begin to approach the scale of violence that consumed Iraq and confronted our forces there when I was confirmed as secretary of defense three years ago this week
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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 d...
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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.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates told Congress...that the surge force of 30,000 going to Afghanistan will grow to at least 33,000 when support troops are included.
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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.
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You go to war with the secretary of Defense that you have ... Or, in the case of the Obama Administration, you go to war with the very same secretary of Defense -- Robert Gates, the man who held the job in 2008 -- that you just threw under the Obamabus.
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I think that there is no question that the Kurds see their future as a part of a unified Iraq. The issue is the terms on which that goes forward -- that's negotiable
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with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the afternoon in between a meeting with senior advisers and a session with Vice President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Robert Gates
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And, we all intend to be your partners for a long time into the future. Gates said the United States will fulfill its commitment to Afghanistan, and paid tribute to the sacrifices of Afghan and American troops. This is a relationship forged in blood. We will see it through together
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I asked the President if he’s as angry as Defense Secretary Robert Gates about all of the leaks coming out of his administration about the Afghanistan deployment decision.
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I mean, look at the Unabomber in the United States ... Seventeen years or something that guy eluded the FBI, and that was inside our own country.
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As the troop dispatch has been already settled when U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates visited Seoul last month, there is no need to deal with the issue again
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I mean, look at the Unabomber in the United States ... Seventeen years or something that guy eluded the FBI, and that was inside our own country.
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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton are coalescing around a proposal to send 30,000 or more additional American troops to Afghanistan.
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Since spring, I have been surprised by the change of tone on the part of our allies ... There has been a ... realization of the importance of being successful in Afghanistan, of the consequences to the alliance of not being successful, and just a greater sense of commitment to this thing.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates was recently in Tokyo urging Japan to honor a 2006 agreement on relocating a U.S. airbase to another part of Okinawa.
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I think that there is a realism on our part that it will be some time before Afghanistan is able to sustain its security forces entirely on its own ... And whether that is 15 or 20 years, we will hope for accelerated economic development in Afghanistan.
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A new assessment of the Joint Strike Fighter program affirms earlier findings that substantially more money and time are required for the Pentagon's largest acquisition effort, a conclusion that could pose a formidable test of Defense Secretary Robert Gates' recent support for the F-35 program and Presi...
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I think that there is a realism on our part that it will be some time before Afghanistan is able to sustain its security forces entirely on its own ... And whether that is 15 or 20 years, we will hope for accelerated economic development in Afghanistan.
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