Bob Gates: We’ve ‘entered the endgame’ in Iraq
TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, testifying on Iraq today: I believe that we have now entered that endgame and our decisions today and in the months ahead will be critical to regional stability and our international security interest for years to come.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, testifying on Iraq today:
I believe that we have now entered that endgame and our decisions today and in the months ahead will be critical to regional stability and our international security interest for years to come.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, testifying on Iraq today:
I believe that we have now entered that endgame and our decisions today and in the months ahead will be critical to regional stability and our international security interest for years to come.
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