Archives: Robert M. Gates

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July 2008

• Nominee faces tough questions

  By Julian E. Barnes  |  July 30, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  The Bush administration's nominee to become the next head of the Air Force is facing trouble in the Senate and will undergo an unusual second... more

• A Pentagon battle over 'the next war'

  By Julian E. Barnes and Peter Spiegel  |  July 21, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  Air Force Maj. Gen. Charles J. Dunlap Jr. is not a fighter pilot, wing commander or war planner. But he is waging what many officers consider... more

• Gates again urges funding for diplomacy

  By Peter Spiegel  |  July 16, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates renewed his call Tuesday for more spending on U.S. diplomacy and international aid, saying the U.S. government... more

• 9 U.S. troops die in Afghan attack

  By M. Karim Faiez and Laura King  |  July 14, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  Insurgents armed with machine guns, mortars and rocket-propelled grenades mounted a fierce assault on a remote, relatively lightly manned... more

• Pentagon reopening contest to build aerial tankers

  From Reuters: Business News  |  July 10, 2008

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday reopened a bitter $35 billion aerial tanker contest after the selection... more

• Aerial tanker deal is voided

  By Peter Spiegel  |  July 10, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  The chronically troubled effort to build a new fleet of aerial refueling tankers for the Air Force was delayed yet again after Defense Secretary... more

• Pentagon to seek new bids in tanker competition

  From Reuters: Business News  |  July 9, 2008

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday he planned to reopen a $35 billion competition between Boeing Co and... more

• Pentagon plans new tanker competition: sources

  From Reuters: Business News  |  July 9, 2008

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates plans an "expedited recompetition" for $35 billion worth of new aerial refueling... more

• AFGHANISTAN: 30 days to scrounge more troops?

  Babylon & Beyond  |  July 4, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  For months, commanders in Afghanistan have been saying that more troops are needed to train the Afghan army (pictured) and thwart a resurgent... more

• Bush close to Gitmo decision?

  From The Swamp  |  July 3, 2008

  by James Oliphant ABC News is reporting that President Bush may decide in the coming days whether to close or revamp the prison at Guantanamo... more

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