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Robert Gates' Fears About U.S. Military Action In Libya
When the Reagan administration proposed a military strike against Libya, Gates balked. Twenty-five years later, he still opposes actions like no-fly zones, believing they would lead to a full-scale...
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Secretary Gates Visits Israel In Wake Of Deadly Jerusalem Blast
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is in Israel today following Wednesday's fatal bombing at a Jerusalem bus stop. The blast - coupled with escalating violence in Gaza - indicates that...
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Trial Balloon: Leon Panetta To Replace Robert Gates At The Pentagon
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has made it very clear that he will soon be returning to private life. Replacing the Obama Administration's most respected Cabinet member in the midst of three wars in...
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The Many Perils Of Libyan Nation Building
As debate continues on the scope and objectives of the international coalition's mission in Libya and whether it should arm rebels fighting Muammar al-Qaddafi's rule, policymakers and others are...
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Obama Advisers Split On Speed of Afghan Troop Withdrawals
President Barack Obama's national security team meets today and tomorrow to consider the pace of US troop withdrawals from Afghanistan. The New York Times reports that the team is divided into two...
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Politics in 60 Seconds: What You Need To Know Right Now
Good morning! Here's what you need to know: 1. Newt Gingrich's national campaign staff quit en masse, as did his entire Iowa political operation. They were apparently frustrated by Mr. Gingrich's...
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Gates Says NATO Is Heading Toward "Collective Military Irrelevance"
Outgoing Defense Secretary Gates told a group of diplomats, military officers, and former alliance officials that NATO is facing "collective military irrelevance' unless member nations increase their...
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Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai To Step Down In 2014
In breaking news, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced today that Hamid Karzai intends to step down as Afghanistan's president in 2014. According to Reuters, Gates told a Senate panel on Wednesday...
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Pakistan Gives Obama The Finger; Arrests Five Who Helped US Locate Bin Laden
Last week, before a closed session of the Senate Intelligence Committee, a senior CIA official was asked to rate -- on a scale of 1-to-10 -- Pakistan's level of cooperation with the United States on...
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The Two Goals Of The Afghanistan Surge Have Been Achieved
As President Obama consults with military commanders about US troop withdrawals from Afghanistan, a picture is starting to emerge of the two-year-old, "West Point surge." According to the National...
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The U.S. Needs Pakistan More Than They Need Us
Former U.S. Ambassador to India Thomas Pickering, a veteran and highly regarded US diplomat, says that the U.S. requires Pakistan's help more than Pakistan needs American assistance. In an interview...
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Here Is Robert Gates' Exit Interview After 45 Years In Government
Robert Gates retires as defense secretary at the end of this month, ending a career in government that began 45 years ago. Gates has served eight presidents in both parties, including as CIA director...
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Politics In 60 Seconds: What You Need To Know Right Now
Good morning! Here's what you need to know: 1. The Wall Street Journal reports: "..the inability of governments and households to reduce their debt continues to cast a shadow over Western economies...
View ArticleActress Kim Delaney Pulled Off Stage After Slurring Her Speech At A Military...
'Army Wives' and 'NYPD Blue' actress Kim Delaney had to be pulled off stage last night during her speech at a military event honoring former US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. It is still unknown...
View ArticleFormer Defense Secretary Gates Talks Israel
Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, while at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia to receive the Liberty Medal, criticized Israel again, but is opposed to the unilateral declaration...
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ROBERT GATES: We Have Lost The Ability To Execute Even The Basic Functions Of...
There were bitter comments from another ex-senior official as Robert Gates slammed contemporary politics in a speech at the Constitution Center (via WashPo). I do believe that we are now in uncharted...
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Why Democratic Presidents Keep Choosing Republican Defense Secretaries
Barack Obama's selection of former Nebraska Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel as his choice to be the nation's next defense secretary has received a tidal wave of criticism.But Hagel may be in for a bruising...
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Former Defense Secretary Blasts Benghazi Critics For 'Cartoonish' View Of...
On CBS' "Face the Nation" Sunday, Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates knocked critics of the Obama administration's response to the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, saying many have a...
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ROBERT GATES: The Biggest Threat To National Security Is Located In DC
Former Secretary of Defense and former Director of the CIA Robert Gates talked for a bit in the Hearst Tower Sunday about the state of U.S. national security.Popular Mechanics posted some of his...
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Robert Gates Says Syria Is A Tornado, And The US Should Keeps Its Hands Out
Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham think attacking Syria to establish a no-fly zone will somehow stem Iranian nuclear ambitions, while Dr. Robert Gates says the whole mess is like"sticking your...
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