Robert Gates actually said...

As I told a group of soldiers in Afghanistan, they have done their job; now it is time for us in Washington to do ours.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates announcing today the military would use cash payments of $500 a month to retain troops.

This is a reform budget, reflecting lessons learned in Iraq and Afghanistan, yet also addressing the range of other potential threats around...

There is no one silver bullet that is going to correct all the problems.