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The United States will do its part to reduce corruption in Afghanistan by examining its own contracts and projects, even as it is demanding the same from the Afghan government, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is holding out the possibility that Iraq's national election could be delayed beyond January because of a dispute over the allocation of seats in parliament.
The Pentagon says its review of personnel, health and other policies in light of the Fort Hood massacre will be completed by January 15th.
War-weary Americans will support more fighting in Afghanistan once they understand the perils of losing, President Barack Obama declared Tuesday, announcing he was ready to spell out war plans virtually sure to include tens of thousands more U.S. troops.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has tapped a former senior defense official to lead a broad Pentagon review of the circumstances surrounding the Fort Hood shootings, The Associated Press has learned.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates gathered with mourners in a tiny northeast Tennessee community Wednesday to bury Army Spc. Fred Greene, one of 13 people killed in the massacre at Fort Hood.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has blocked the public release of any more pictures of foreign detainees abused by their U.S. captors, saying their release would endanger American soldiers.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates commended workers at Oshkosh Corp., telling them Thursday that the military trucks they produce that are being used in Afghanistan are saving soldiers' lives.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday he will lead an intensive push for new ways to defuse the threat from homemade bombs, the crude ambush weapons that account for eight in 10 casualties in Afghanistan.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates says armored transport trucks that protect soldiers from roadside bombs are worth every dime spent on them.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that President Barack Obama wants to take the best elements from several options for the next steps in Afghanistan.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States and China should work for smoother military cooperation and clear understanding of one another's intentions.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday that troops injured in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan continue to face too many bureaucratic hurdles.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday he will prod NATO allies this week for more economic and security aid to Afghanistan while trying to sidestep the simmering international debate over sending more troops to the fight.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday a runoff election in Afghanistan won't solve the problem of corruption in that nation's government.
The U.S. defense secretary said Thursday that North Korea continues to pose a grave threat to international peace and pledged to protect South Korea with Washington's full military might, including its nuclear weapons.
Top NATO and United Nations officials signaled Friday they may request more international troops to join American forces in Afghanistan as the top U.S. defense official said President Barack Obama is still weeks away from deciding on a shift in war strategy.
The Obama administration needs to decide on a war strategy for Afghanistan without waiting for a government there to be widely accepted as legitimate, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday.
Colleagues and friends of Norman Borlaug remembered the Nobel Peace Prize winner on Tuesday as a humanitarian who "built armies of agricultural workers" to combat famine in the world's developing countries.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates appealed Monday for calm amid intense administration debate over the flagging war in Afghanistan, asking for time and privacy for the president to come to a decision — an apparent message to the commanding U.S. general there who has pressed publicly for more American troops.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton say the U.S. goals in Afghanistan haven't changed, despite the debate over what to do next.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the U.S. military will not hesitate in carrying out whatever mission President Barack Obama decides on in Afghanistan.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton say last week's historic joint talks with Iran were a limited success.
Despite the fierce policy divide inside the White House over Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday that the military will fall in line with whatever President Barack Obama decides.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates used to keep a clock on his desk that ticked off the days he had left to serve in the Bush administration.
Obama Closes In On Afghan Troop IncreasePresident Obama called his war council together in the White House situation room as he moves toward a decision regarding troop deployment in Afghanistan Sources have told NPR, the President plans to make an announcement Dec.
Obsolete policies on AfghanistanDisagreement on security issues is normal between any country's political leadership and establishment. This is also the case with the United States.
Obama Administration Blocks Release of Detainee Abuse PhotosDefense Secretary Robert Gates has blocked the public release of any more pictures of foreign detainees abused by their U.S.
Obama, Security Team Meet as Afghan Troop Decision Draws Near President Barack Obama met with his top national security advisers today to discuss four options for strategy in Afghanistan as he draws closer to deciding whether to commit more U.S. troops to the war.
Terrorism amendment dies in SenateThe Senate has defeated an amendment that would have kept the plotters of the September 11, 2001 attacks out of ordinary federal courts—leaving military commissions as the only option for trying the terror suspects.
Afghanistan war decision: how Robert Gates thinks | csmonitor.comOn one of Bob Gates's first trips to the Iraq war theater after accepting the job as Defense secretary in 2006, he walked a dusty "boneyard" in Kuwait filled with row upon row of the remains of military trucks damaged by roadside bombs and seemed to hear the ghosts of the soldier …
DAWN.COM | World | Quitting region now will be disaster: PentagonWASHINGTON: The Pentagon has warned that it would be a disaster if the US abandoned Pakistan and Afghanistan now.
Humiliating Japan by Gordon ChangThis is no way to work with an ally, and it proves that the Obama administration treats the only major power actively planning to kill Americans better than it does a staunch ally of more than a half century.
Obama Hits Opponents With Chicago Brass Knuckles by Michael BaroneMaybe Obama thought everyone in Washington would be his great friend. Having encountered un-Chicago-like dissent and disagreement, he has responded with classic Chicago brass knuckles. We'll see how far this kind of thuggery gets him.
Obama and the General The White House finds a four-star scapegoat for its Afghan jitters.. His name is Stan McChrystal.
From The Political and Financial Markets Commentator (http://politicsandfinance.blogspot.com) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2009 "The Troop Surge" and "One Iranian Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words"
Mistake to set date for Afghanistan exit, says Robert GatesThe US secretary of defence, Robert Gates, has revealed that President Barack Obama's re-evaluation of US strategy in Afghanistan could take several more weeks.
How can 40,000 troops fix chronic corruption in Afghanistan?Gen. Stanley McChrystal reportedly wants 40,000 troops for Afghanistan. But Obama is worried that the government of President Hamid Karzai is too corrupt.
From The Political and Financial Markets Commentator I Declare The Charade With Iran Over!
US to attack Quetta?The United States is threatening to launch airstrikes on Mullah Omar and the Taliban leadership in Quetta as frustration mounts about the ease with which they find sanctuary across the border from Afghanistan, according to a The Sunday Times report.
Mixed messages from Pentagon on Afghan troop plansWASHINGTON (Reuters) - An assessment by the U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan that more forces are needed won public backing on Wednesday from the military's top leaders, but Defense Secretary Robert Gates has yet to decide on next steps, officials said.
US threatens airstrikes in Pakistan. by Christina Lamb in Washington. September 27, 2009 The United States is threatening to launch airstrikes on Mullah Omar and the Taliban leadership in the Pakistani city of Quetta as frustration mounts about the ease with which they find sanctuary across the border from Afghanistan.
Sec. Gates: Bush lacked Afghanistan strategy; Obama's is 'first real' oneSecretary of Defense Robert Gates on Sunday said that the United States has faced difficulties in the Afghanistan conflict because the Bush administration did not have the same kind of "comprehensive strategy" that President Barack Obama does for the nation.
Gates favors diplomacy not military action on IranU.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said diplomacy and sanctions rather than military action are the way to persuade Iran to change its nuclear program as divisions emerge in the Iranian leadership.
Robert Gates: Overhaul the Pentagon...Robert Gates has emerged as the most radical secdef in generations, upending the politics of national security, scrapping the traditional ways gear gets to troops, and defying the military-industrial complex.
Robert Gates: Overhaul the Pentagon Robert Gates has emerged as the most radical secdef in generations, upending the politics of national security, scrapping the traditional ways gear gets to troops, and defying the military-industrial complex.
New Missile Shield Strategy Scales Back Reagan's VisionPresident Obama cuts Star Wars, proposes new Euro-Asian missile shield.
China could undermine US military power in Pacific: GatesChina's increasingly advanced weaponry could undermine US military power in the Pacific, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday.
Gates hears military children's education issuesFORT BELVOIR, Va. (Sept. 8, 2009) -- As President Barack Obama was in nearby Arlington giving his pep talk today to America's schoolchildren, Defense Secretary Robert M.
Ninety killed by Nato air strikes in Afghanistan"Nato yesterday promised an investigation into the deaths of scores of civilians killed in an air strike in the northern province of Kunduz."Although dozens of rebels were said to have been among the casualties, reports also emerged of innocent villagers with horrific wounds bein …
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