Robert Gates actually said...

don't ask, don't tell will be in effect until 60 days after the government says the military is ready to implement the repeal of it.

Robert Gates discusses the implementation timeline of the repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell' in the military.

12/22/2010

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You have a much narrower based government in Tehran now.

Added economic pressures on top of the militarization, has real potential of pressuring Iran into complying with international controls on i...

What we've seen is a change in the nature of the regime in Tehran over the past 18 months or so.

As long as others have nuclear weapons, we must maintain some level of these weapons ourselves to deter potential adversaries.