Robert Gates actually said...

If you guys and everybody keeps the pressure on, we can hang onto everything we've gained over the last year to 18 months, we can expand the security bubble beyond that.

Context

Gates emphasized the need for continued pressure to maintain gains in Afghanistan.

06/05/2011

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