Navy admiral to become top U.S. officer: Gates
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The top U.S. military officer, Marine Gen. Peter Pace, will retire at the end of his term later this year and be replaced as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday.
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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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To little notice, the Defense secretaryÂ  has gotten his way on Iraq, and possibly on Iran. Now, Gates is about to appoint a former top Clinton official to prove he means business.
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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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President Bush's nomination of Robert Gates as defense secretary headed to the full Senate Wednesday for approval, a day after it sailed through the Armed Services Committee.
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US Defence Secretary Robert Gates is to visit Japan next month, a report said Saturday, as Washington seeks to persuade Tokyo to maintain its support for forces in Afghanistan.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates has won praise for the removal of two top Army officials over care for wounded troops, with admirers seeing a new commitment to accountability at the Pentagon.
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The United States would be willing to send troops to Pakistan to fight alongside the South Asian country's forces against Islamist militants, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday.
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US Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived here Thursday for talks with allies on a three- to five-year master plan for a NATO-led force in Afghanistan, a senior US defense official said.
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Stabilizing Iraq will require "new and different actions" to improve security and promote political reconciliation, the Navy admiral poised to lead American forces in the Middle East said Tuesday.
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The U.S. military has named a senior American diplomat to serve alongside a Navy admiral as deputies to the general leading its new Africa Command, an acknowledgment of the importance of the civilian aspects of the operation.
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President Bush has nominated Navy Adm. William J. Fallon to succeed Adm. Thomas Fargo as commander of the Hawaii-based U.S. Pacific Command, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld announced Thursday.
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The Bush administration said on Friday it would not renominate Gen. Peter Pace as the top U.S. military officer, avoiding a contentious debate with the Democratic-led Congress over unpopular Iraq war.
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WASHINGTON -- The US military must improve its planning for postwar operations, Robert M. Gates, the nominee for defense secretary, told a Senate panel.
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RAWALPINDI, Pakistan  - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Monday the United States would not repeat the mistake of neglecting Afghanistan and allowing it to become a haven for Islamic militants.
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Defense Secretary nominee Robert Gates told senators at his confirmation hearing today that he's open to new ideas on Iraq. In his opening statement to the Senate Armed Services Committee, Gates warned that developments in Iraq will shape the Middle East for years to come.
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Robert Gates, U.S. President George W. Bush's choice to run the Pentagon, said on Tuesday America was not winning in Iraq and the war would determine whether the Middle East faced a "regional conflagration."