WASHINGTON, May 21 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama, often chided for using a Teleprompter, erred Thursday in delivering his address on national security, misidentifying Robert Gates.
WASHINGTON, March 1 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday that plans for American troop withdrawals from Iraq will likely take place as scheduled.
WASHINGTON, April 11 (UPI) -- U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus and his boss, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, differ about when troop withdrawals from Iraq could resume.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- The two Democratic presidential hopefuls Monday criticized U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates' hint of pausing troop withdrawals from Iraq.
BAGHDAD, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he planned to assess the security situation in Iraq before determining whether more troops would be withdrawn.
LONDON, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Britain's plan to reduce its troop levels in Iraq was based on improved security and coordinated with U.S. commanders, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said.
WASHINGTON, June 22 (UPI) -- A hacker forced the U.S. Department of Defense to take 1,500 e-mail accounts offline, defense officials told a computer publication.
LONDON, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and British Prime Minister Tony Blair met in London Sunday on President George W. Bush's new Iraq war strategy.
BAGHDAD, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates in Baghdad Thursday discussed a possible increase in troop deployment with top Iraqi officials.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. President Bush has asked outgoing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to advise him until successor Robert Gates is sworn in, aides say.