Robert Gates actually said...

It is to reverse the momentum of the Taliban. It is to deny them control of territory in Afghanistan.

Gates outlines the strategy to counter the Taliban's influence in Afghanistan.

12/02/2009

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If the preliminary reports are confirmed, such a tragic loss of life at the hands of our own forces is a cause for great and urgent concern....

The President has made the decision to close Guantanamo. It's something that his predecessor said should be done.

Only Congress can decide what is to be the will of the American people going forward.

The commissions are very much still on the table.