Robert Gates actually said...

First, to reaffirm our commitment to take care of the All Volunteer Force, which in my view represents America's greatest strategic asset.

Gates highlights the importance of supporting the All Volunteer Force in the budget.

03/17/2009

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I have felt, ever since I got this job, that we have been too focused on the central government in Kabul.

We want to communicate to the Afghans this is not an open-ended commitment on the part of the American people and our allies around the worl...

the July 2011 date was chosen because it will be 2 years after the Marines arrived in Helmand.

How do we refine and narrow the mission to make it achievable, and achieve the objectives, in terms of our own security?