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Defense Secretary Robert Gates predicted significant international sanctions would be levied against Iran and he reiterated that all options, including military action, must stay on the table.
The military may not finish its surge of 30,000 American troops to Afghanistan until nearly a year from now, a senior U.S. commander said Monday — a slower pace than President Barack Obama has described. The White House insisted it was sticking with a goal of completing the buildup by late summer.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates conceded Sunday that it's been "years" since the U.S. government has known where Al Qaeda mastermind Osama Bin Laden is hiding.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he expects Iran to face "significant" new sanctions over its nuclear program.
KIRKUK, Iraq — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday that plans are on track to reduce American forces in...
Defense Secretary Robert Gates told American troops Friday in this oil-rich northern city that their mission in Iraq remains critical despite the nation's focus on Afghanistan and that plans are on track to reduce forces starting in March.
KIRKUK, Iraq -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates yesterday said world powers will soon impose "significant additional sanctions" on Iran over its failure to engage in talks on its nuclear ambitions.
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday that he expects "significant" new sanctions" to be imposed on Iran over its controversial nuclear programme.
KIRKUK, Iraq, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force is likely to remain in Iraq after 2011, when its forces are scheduled to pull out, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.
The military may not finish its surge of 30,000 American troops to Afghanistan until nearly a year from now, a senior U.S. commander said Monday — a slower pace than President Barack Obama has described.
The full complement of American forces deploying to Afghanistan under President Obama’s new strategy will not arrive until November, a top commander here said.
The second-highest ranking U.S. general in Afghanistan said Monday the planned rapid escalation of American troops would take longer than expected to carry out, indicating it will probably be nine to 11 months before they are all in place.
In other news, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told troops in Baghdad Friday that the surge in Afghanistan will resemble what happened in Iraq two years ago, and it was widely reported that a CIA drone attack killed a high-level al-Qaida operative in Pakistan.
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is making another pitch Tuesday to save energy and help the economy by encouraging people to make their homes more energy-efficient.
Pennsylvania Rep. John Murtha has been hospitalized with abdominal pains.
Sixty-two percent (62%) of U.S. voters think it will be harder for America to make progress in Afghanistan than it was in Iraq.
