By Al Pessin Washington 06 February 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday the United States could begin withdrawing troops from Iraq later this year, if several security and political factors are right. VOA's Al Pessin reports from th...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 02 February 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the Iraqi military must do better at meeting its commitment to send more forces to Baghdad, as part of the new security plan. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. D...
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 17 January 2007 U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates says U.S. commanders in Afghanistan are recommending increased troop levels to help combat the growing Taleban insurgency. The recommendation comes on top of President...
By Al Pessin Washington 16 January 2007 Robert Gates listens to a question during a joint press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, 16 Jan 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States would like to see Pakistan do more...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 12 January 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says American troops could begin withdrawing from Iraq later this year if the revised Iraq war plan announced by President Bush this week succeeds in reducing violence i...
By Margaret Besheer Baghdad 22 December 2006 New U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he is preparing to give President Bush an assessment of the situation in Iraq based on his meetings with U.S. military and Iraqi leaders in Baghdad. Gates wrap...
By Margaret Besheer Baghdad 21 December 2006 The new U.S. Defense Secretary, Robert Gates, visited with troops in Baghdad and held meetings with top Iraqi officials on the second day of a trip to Iraq. His visit comes as President Bush is considerin...
By Margaret Besheer Baghdad 20 December 2006 The new U.S. defense secretary, Robert Gates, has made good on his promise to make the Iraq war his top priority, arriving in the country to assess the situation on the ground just two days after being sw...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 15 December 2006 President Bush and other dignitaries gathered at the Pentagon Friday to say farewell to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who will leave office on Monday. The president and others praised the often-controversi...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 21 June 2006 The U.S. Missile Defense Agency is conducting a test in the Pacific Wednesday, but an official says the event was long-planned and is not related to tension over a possible North Korean missile launch. Meanwhile, t...