Robert Gates actually said...

I think there is a cost. I think it does provide a basis for radicalization in the region.

Gates acknowledges the potential for radicalization due to ongoing conflicts in Gaza.

05/17/2025

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I do believe that the senior Taliban are only going to be interested in reconciling in terms that are acceptable to the Afghan Government, a...

destabilize not just Afghanistan, not just Pakistan, but potentially the whole region.

I would like to work with Congress in figuring out a way to try and bring some modest control to this program.

July 2011 is the beginning of a process of drawing down in Afghanistan. That process will be based on conditions on the ground.