U.S. not winning in Iraq: Gates
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Robert Gates, President George W. Bush's choice to take over the Pentagon, said on Tuesday America was not winning in Iraq and warned that the Middle East could explode into violence.
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Robert Gates is using his first Far East Asia trip as Pentagon chief to try to convince allies and potential enemies that the Iraq war has not weakened America's commitment to the region.
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There is &quot;no way&quot; the war in Iraq can be won by the United States and its allies, a former Army commander said Friday as he called for the troops to be withdrawn.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has conceded that US-led forces are not winning the war in Iraq, as he headed for Washington to discuss strategic options in the war-scarred country.
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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates backed away slightly yesterday from his Friday statement that U.S. troop levels in Iraq could go as low as 100,000 by the end of next year, and he signaled that the Bush administration would go into a wait-and-see mode on Iraq for another six months.
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President insists he has winning strategy in Iraq even as report says Iraqi government has failed to stem violence and bring about reconciliation.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates urged Turkey on Sunday against using military force against Kurdish separatist forces in northern Iraq amid rising tensions in the border region.
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RAWALPINDI, Pakistan  - Defense Secretary Robert Gates, in Pakistan for talks on how to defeat the Taliban, said on Monday the United States would not repeat the mistake of letting extremists take control of Afghanistan.
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Robert Gates, U.S. President George W. Bush's choice to take over the Pentagon, said on Tuesday America was not winning in Iraq and warned the Middle East could explode into violence.
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The United States is not planning for a war with Iran, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday.
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The defense secretary, speaking in Kuwait to troops deploying into Iraq, heard complaints about poor combat equipment, personnel policies and other issues that reflect the strains the war in the Middle East is placing on the U.S. military.
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Conditions in Iraq will not  improve sufficiently by September to justify  a drawdown of U.S. military forces, the top  commander in Iraq said yesterday.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates urged Turkey against using military force against Kurdish separatist forces in northern Iraq as tensions build up in the border region.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates hinted Tuesday at American impatience with the pace of Iraqi political reconciliation, more than four months into the U.S. troop buildup.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Sunday rejected former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's statement that the Iraq war "is largely about oil."
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Robert M. Gates also told senators that the United States went to war in Iraq without enough troops.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates gave the Iraqi government a gentle prod Tuesday to move faster toward political reconciliation during the American troop buildup in Baghdad.