Robert Gates actually said...

I believe we are making some progress, but it is slower and harder than we anticipated.

I fully support the President's decision. The question before us is not whether the military prepares to make this change, but how we best p...

we cannot afford, as a nation, not to have this airplane.

Over the long term, we cannot kill or capture our way to victory. Nonmilitary efforts, tools of persuasion and inspiration were indispensabl...