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May 2008

• Gates warns Asia of arms risk

  By Peter Spiegel  |  May 31, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  In a message clearly aimed at China, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today that fast-growing Asian powers "risk blundering" into... more

• Sen. Feinstein seeks faster response for West Coast wildfires

  By Carla Rivera  |  May 23, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) wants the Department of Defense to station two C-130H military aircraft at Point Mugu in Ventura County... more

• Gates: US "Stuck" In Guantanamo

  From Huffington Post  |  May 21, 2008

  Efforts to close the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, are at "a standstill," Defense Secretary Robert Gates told a Senate subcommittee... more

• Another Appeaser Of Nazis?

  From The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan  |  May 15, 2008

  Robert Gates yesterday on talking to Iran: "We need to figure out a way to develop some leverage ... and then sit down and talk with them... more

• Always Tomorrow's War

  From The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan  |  May 15, 2008

  Robert Gates vents: "I have noticed too much of a tendency towards what might be called “next-war-itis” – the propensity of much of the defense... more

• Win today's war, Gates says

  By Julian E. Barnes  |  May 14, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  In a pointed admonition to Pentagon planners, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Tuesday that the U.S. military was afflicted with "next... more

• The 'Long War' fallacy

  May 13, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  Iraq has shown the limits of U.S. power. We must change America, not the world... more

• Army 'stop-loss' orders up dramatically over last year

  By Julian E. Barnes  |  May 9, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  The number of soldiers forced to remain in the Army involuntarily under the military's controversial "stop-loss" program has risen sharply... more

• US Weighing Thousands Of More Troops For Afghanistan

  From Huffington Post  |  May 3, 2008

  The Pentagon is considering sending up to 7,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan next year to make up for a shortfall in contributions from... more

• Gates Acknowledges Mistakes In Treatment Of Troops

  From Huffington Post  |  May 2, 2008

  U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday said the military had made mistakes in treating returning combat troops including in their... more

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