Robert Gates actually said...

At his farewell speech in NATO, outgoing U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates criticized the alliance, calling it poorly equipped to deal with challenges and blasting member countries for what he said were shortages in military spending and political will.

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Robert Gates criticized NATO's preparedness and member countries' military spending.

06/09/2011

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