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U.S. defense secretary tours military base in Guam
2008-05-30 13:13:00 '); E-Mail Article Listen to Article Printer-Friendly 3-Column Format Translate Share Article Text Size ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam: Dipping low over this tropical island in a navy helicopter on Friday, the U.S. defense secretary, Robert Gates,
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Defense Secretary Gates Considering Reinstituting The Draft
2008-05-22 16:50:00 You plan on drafting who??In an exchange sure to send ripples of anxiety through the all-volunteer military, the Senate’s senior defense spending member asked Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen if it is time to “consider reinstituting the draft.”Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), chairman of the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee, asked Gates and Mullen the question he said no one wants to ask: “Is the cost of maintaining an all-volunteer force becoming unsustainable and, secondly, do we need to consider reinstituting the draft.”Inouye cited the ever-increasing pay and benefits paid to active and reserve service members, noting that it now costs an estimated $126,000 per service member.Gates and Mullen both said they thought the current volunteer force was the finest the U.S. has ever fielded. Gates said he “personally” believes that “it is worth the cost."Mullen was not quite as sanguine.“A future that argues for, or resu...
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Defense Secretary: Iran Is Threat
2007-12-08 07:02:00 MANAMA, Bahrain, Dec. 7 -- will encourage Persian Gulf nations at a security conference Saturday to cooperate against common threats, including Iran, while assuring them that the United States will maintain a robust military presence in the region
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates statement of resolution in Iraq
2007-04-22 01:53:00 Basically, whatever your opinion on the wisdom of the war, you're nuts for wanting to abandon it. Iraq Resolution Important to Region, World By Kathleen T. Rhem American Forces Press Service CAIRO, Egypt, April 18, 2007 ? The situation in Iraq dominates the political landscape of the United States and of Middle Eastern countries, where citizens have ?watched developments in that country with growing concern,? U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told a group of American businessmen here today. Speaking to the American Chamber of Commerce here, Gates urged people to put aside disagreements they might have ?over how we got to this point in Iraq,? and realize how devastating a failed state in Iraq could be. ... Read more!
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Intelligence Brief: U.S. Defense Secretary Pays Visit to Arab Allies
2007-04-19 19:09:00 Drafted By: http://www.pinr.com On April 16, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates arrived in Jordan to begin a series of visits to U.S. allies in the region. One of the main purposes of the trip is to build a common front against Iran's attempts to increase its regional power. His trip to Jordan, Egypt and Israel will focus on pursuing a unified strategy in relations toward Iran and on weakening Iranian proxies such as Hezbollah, in addition to continuing cooperation against threats from Islamist terrorist groups like al-Qaeda.The objective of the trip was confirmed by a senior U.S. defense official who spoke to Washington Post journalist Ann Scott Tyson. The official stated that Gates' visit is aimed at assuring Middle Eastern leaders that the United States will work with them on "common concerns about Persian hegemony in the region," and said that the United States and Middle Eastern countries have "shared interests [and] shared enemies."Washington recognizes that s...
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Farewell Message From Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld
2006-12-15 04:29:01 From The American Forces Press Service: WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 2006 ? For these past six years, I have had the opportunity -- and, I should add, the privilege -- to serve with the greatest military the world has ever known. To all of the men and women in uniform, all across the globe, I wish it were [...] |
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