U.S. PRESIDENT BUSH MEETS WITH SECRETARY OF DEFENSE NOMINEE ROBERT GATES
President George W. Bush and Defense Secretary nominee Robert M. Gates speak to the press in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on December 5, 2006. Today, Gates begins his Senate confirmation hearing in Washington, DC. (UPI Photo/Martin H. Simon/POOL)
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KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The pledge of 7,000 more NATO troops in Afghanistan is a sign of the military alliance's commitment to the country, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Pakistan is setting the pace in the regional conflict to tackle extremists on its side of the border with Afghanistan, the U.S. defense secretary said in Kabul.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates traveled to Afghanistan to assure local leaders the U.S. military didn't plan to desert the country.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The deployment of 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan emphasizes the U.S commitment to the country, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday in Kabul.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's July 2011 date for transferring troops out of Afghanistan isn't a deadline for ending U.S. involvement, the Pentagon chief says.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the United States has not had any reliable intelligence on the whereabouts of terror mastermind Osama bin Laden for "years."
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Canada's contributions to the war against Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan are a key to success, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Tackling lingering issues over corruption in the Afghan government will not happen overnight, said U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Department probe of the Fort Hood massacre will include looking for ways to avoid future disasters, Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates has moved to block the release of photos of foreign detainees allegedly being abused in Iraq and Afghanistan by U.S. captors.
