Robert Gates: “we need to think in terms of a very long-term willingness to work with…”

On the recordDecember 1, 2009

we need to think in terms of a very long-term willingness to work with the Afghans.

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Gates advocates for a long-term partnership with Afghanistan post-combat.

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Robert Gates: “we need to think in terms of a very long-term willingness to work with the Afghans.”