Robert Gates actually said...

Achieving our objective in Afghanistan and Iraq has moved to the top of our institutional military's budgeting policy and program priorities.

Gates emphasizes prioritizing military budget for Afghanistan and Iraq operations.

02/01/2010

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I believe that the civilian casualties are doing us enormous harm in Afghanistan, and we have to do better in terms of avoiding casualties.

My worry is that the Afghans come to see us as part of their problem rather than part of their solution, and then we are lost.

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Above all, there must be an Afghan face on this war.