Robert Gates: “So there will be boots on the ground if there is to be any hope of…”

On the recordSeptember 16, 2014

So there will be boots on the ground if there is to be any hope of success in the strategy.

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Gates asserts that ground troops are essential for success against ISIS.

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Robert Gates: “So there will be boots on the ground if there is to be any hope of success in the strategy.”