Gates hints at U.S. impatience with Iraq
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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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US Defence Secretary Robert Gates says the US may "pause" pulling troops out of Iraq.
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PRAGUE, Czech Republic  -- The United States might delay activating its proposed missile defense sites in Europe until it has ''definitive proof'' of a missile threat from Iran, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday.
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President Bush said he nominated Robert Gates to be his next secretary of defense to provide a "fresh perspective" on Iraq, but it's not clear how the former CIA chief will influence administration policy on the war.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the U.S. would proceed with plans to build missile defense sites in Europe but might wait until it has 'âdefinitive proofâ' of a missile threat from Iran to activate them.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that extending deployments of U.S. troops now in Iraq beyond the current 15 months was a "worst-case scenario" and that he didn't anticipate it happening.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates met top U.S. military commanders in Iraq on Saturday to assess a troop build-up designed to buy time for the Shi'ite-led government to win over disaffected Sunni Arabs.
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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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Robert Gates, sworn in as U.S. defense secretary on Monday, said he understood the desire to bring troops home but that failure in Iraq would be a "calamity" that haunts and threatens America for decades.
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President George W. Bush is likely to delay the unveiling of a new strategy for Iraq until early in January, instead of late this year as originally planned, a White House official said on Tuesday.
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President George W. Bush will delay announcing a new Iraq strategy until the new year, the White House said on Tuesday amid polls showing Americans are more pessimistic about the war and want a change.
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A U.S. briefer overstates Iran's meddling in Iraq, setting off a Washington tempest .
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White House to review its Iraq strategy earlier than planned because of a growing backlash.
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Robert M. Gates said the recommendations to be made public this morning by the Iraq Study Group would be important but not Âthe last word.Â
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates used a surprise visit to Iraq on Friday to express support for the top U.S. commander here, denying that the military is painting an overly optimistic picture of how the war is going.
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The US may delay activating its Europe-based missile defence shield, Defence Secretary Robert Gates says.
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On the eve of a trip to Central and South America, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates yesterday postponed his travel plans to help the White House assemble a progress report on the situation in Iraq.