Robert Gates actually said...

if the supplemental is not enacted by the July 4th congressional recess, we will have to begin planning to curtail defense operations.

Gates warns of potential disruptions to defense operations without timely funding.

03/02/2010

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the fact that we are a nation at war . . . calls for sustaining the current military force structure

The fact that we are a nation at war calls for sustaining the current military force structure.

Under the last administration, as well as under this one, it has been the United States policy not to build a missile defense that would ren...

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