Robert Gates said...

In the end, the Iraqi leadership did not try to get an agreement through their parliament that would have made possible ...

Without proper and predictable funding, no amount of reform or clever reorganization will provide America with a militar...

the cost in treasure and in the blood of our young men and women is always far higher than if we had remained strong and...

I soon learned that the only way I could get significant new or additional equipment to commanders in the field in weeks...