Robert Gates actually said...

I have made defending against near-term regional threats a top priority of our missile defense plans, programs, and capabilities.

I think honesty in dealing with them, but a long-term effort, is what's going to be required.

The President announced that he will work with Congress this year to repeal the law known as 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.'

I think we did not have the high-level interrogators there that we now have protocols in place to ensure would be present in such a situatio...