Gates says Iraq security still supports troop cut
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The United States should be able to withdraw five combat brigades from Iraq by mid-2008 because troops have held onto security gains made this year, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday.
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The U.S. military commander in Iraq said on Thursday he currently saw no immediate need to request more U.S. troops other those already announced.
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As secretary of Defense, Robert Gates may be able to shape a bipartisan approach on Iraq and the war on terror.
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The former U.S. administrator in Iraq on Tuesday defended American actions there &#151; a day after faulting troop strength following the ouster of Saddam Hussein.
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The defense secretary signaled that troop totals were unlikely to drop below 130,000 this year.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday criticized security contractors in Iraq as Baghdad piled more pressure on the State Department to pull the Blackwater firm out of Iraq after deadly shootings last month.
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Robert Gates, nominated to replace Donald Rumsfeld as U.S. defense secretary, on Tuesday said all options for the war in Iraq were on the table, and that the U.S. course of action will determine the likelihood of a "regional conflagration" in the Middle East.
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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates endorsed the concept of a pause in troop withdrawals from Iraq this summer.
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The United States is not planning for war with Iran but is determined to stop Iranians supplying bombs for deadly attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday.
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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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Defense Secretary Robert Gates met his top military commanders in Iraq on Monday to discuss the pace of U.S. troop reductions, a day after militants killed more than 50 people in a spate of attacks.
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A senior U.S. military commander warned on Friday against cutting the number of troops in Iraq, saying the Iraqi security force cannot fight on its own and a U.S. reduction would cede progress to the insurgents.
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Robert Gates, President Bush's choice to take over the Defense Department while the Iraq war rages, met Thursday with three Democratic senators who will be asked to vote on his confirmation next week.
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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates took the oath of office yesterday, warning that the nation cannot afford failure in Iraq and promising that the war there will be his top priority.
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BAGHDAD, Feb. 11 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Monday that it "probably does make sense" to "pause" troop withdrawals from Iraq late this summer, after the last of the forces sent in as part of an offensive surge have gone home.
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Serial numbers and markings on explosives used in Iraq provide "pretty good" evidence that Iran is providing either weapons or technology for militants there, Defense Secretary Robert Gates asserted
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AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq  - U.S. President George W. Bush said on Monday his top officials in Iraq had told him the present level of security could be maintained with fewer forces if what he called current successes continued.