On the recordJune 5, 2011
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.
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congress.govRobert Gates: “If you guys and everybody keeps the pressure on, we can hang onto everything we've gained over the last year to 18…”
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Gates emphasized the need for continued pressure to maintain gains in Afghanistan.
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