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US military involvement in Syria a 'mistake': Gates

WASHINGTON - Former US defense secretary Robert Gates warned Sunday that deepening US military involvement in Syria's civil war would be a "mistake," warning the outcome would be unpredictable and messy.In an interview with CBS's "Face the Nation," Gates also said he saw "no good outcomes" in ...

Bill Gates’ casual style criticised in South Korea

SEOUL  - Microsoft founder Bill Gates’ casual style was the subject of criticism in some South Korean media Tuesday after he shook hands with President Park Geun-Hye, with one hand in his pocket.The picture of the meet-and-greet between Gates and Park Monday was splashed on the front ...

Mexico’s Slim, Gates, Zara chief Ortega world’s richest

NEW YORK (AFP) - Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim, Microsoft’s Bill Gates and Zara fashion house boss Amancio Ortega of Spain topped the Forbes list of the world’s wealthiest billionaires Monday. Slim, who controls Latin American telecommunications power America Movil and retail/industrial ...

Trade gates inaugurated at Pak-Iran boder

CHAGHI  – The Commissioner Quetta Division on Sunday inaugurated two-way trade-gates here at Pak-Iran border.The newly established gates with separate windows for traders leaving and entering Pakistan would greatly facilitate and save the time of the traders from both the countries. ...

gates contacts parents arfa treatment
January 09, 2012, 3:18 pm

Bill Gates contacts parents of Arfa for treatment in US

Bill Gates, the chairman of Microsoft Company, has contacted parents of world's youngest Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) holder Arfa Karim for her treatment.Amjad Karim Randhawa, the father of ailing Arfa, told media persons that Bill Gates telephoned him and expressed his wish to bear the ...

Rush Exits Afghanistan Gates
June 09, 2011, 6:06 pm

No US 'rush for the exits' in Afghanistan: Gates

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday there will be no "rush for the exits" by the United States in Afghanistan, attempting to ease concerns after Germany warned that pulling too many Americans out of the 10-year war could risk NATO's strategy. President Barack Obama is expected to ...

US-Pakistan political, military relations have improved qualitatively: Gates

Defence Secretary Robert Gates has brushed aside suggestions about Pakistan being responsible for the problems U.S. is facing in combating the Taliban in Afghanistan, saying there has been qualitative improvement in Islamabad-Washington ties over the last two years, with both sides deepening ...

Gates Politics Hinge Wont Afghanistan Drawdown
November 07, 2010, 9:07 am

US drawdown in Afghanistan won't hinge on US politics: Gates

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the pace of a planned US troop drawdown in Afghanistan next year would be based mainly on conditions on the battlefield rather than "domestic politics" in the United States. Republican lawmakers, who won control of the House of Representatives in US legislative ...

Gates Warns Abrupt Halt Dont Ask Dont
October 14, 2010, 2:12 pm

Gates warns over abrupt halt to 'Don't ask, don't tell'

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has warned a court-ordered halt of a ban on openly gay military personnel could have "enormous consequences".A day after a judge halted the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy, Mr Gates said he preferred that Congress, not a court, settle the issue.Under the policy, gay ...

Gates Taliban Cancer Part Afghan Political Fabric Analysis
January 23, 2010, 12:59 pm

To Gates, Taliban a 'cancer' but part of Afghan 'political fabric': analysis

On his first trip here in three years, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates had a hard time making up his mind about the Taliban. During a series of speeches and interviews, Gates lumped all Taliban factions into the same category, calling them a "scourge" and a "cancer" that colludes with al-Qaeda ...

Taliban Part Political Fabric Afghanistan Gates
January 22, 2010, 11:15 am

Taliban part of 'political fabric' of Afghanistan: Gates

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Friday described the Taliban as part of the "political fabric" of Afghanistan, but said any future role would depend on insurgents laying down their weapons. Afghan President Hamid Karzai is planning an ambitious Western-backed reconciliation package aimed at ...

Gates dismisses Afghan claim that reconciliation will tame Taliban: report

Speaking on his E-4B plane en route from Andrew Air Force Base outside Washington to New Delhi, Mr Gates said that while "reconciliation and reintegration are critical to a resolution of the conflict in Afghanistan" this was unlikely to happen until Nato forces achieved greater military ...

Gates Trip Encounters Snags Two Theaters Report
December 13, 2009, 1:51 pm

Gates trip encounters snags in two theaters: report

It is an axiom of war that no battle plan ever survives the first encounter with the enemy, but the travel plans of the defense secretary last week barely survived encounters with his own troops and allies. No one in the entourage of Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates was calling the trip a metaphor ...

Gates Warns Bankroll Afghanistan 20 Years Report
December 09, 2009, 1:29 pm

Gates warns US may have to bankroll Afghanistan for 20 years: report

The West may have to bankroll Afghanistans security for 20 more years, President Karzai warned yesterday, as Robert Gates, the US Defence Secretary, promised not to abandon the war-ravaged country. Despite serious concerns over the credibility of Mr Karzais Government, particularly its ability to ...

Qaeda helping Taliban and groups like Lashkar-e-Toiba to destabilise Pakistan: Gates

Al-Qaeda sees using the Taliban in Pakistan and groups like Lashkar-e-Toiba as ways to destabilise Pakistan and even try to provoke a conflict between India and Pakistan that would inevitably destabilise Pakistan,US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday. Testifying before the House Armed ...

Accept Nucleararmed Nkorea Gates
October 21, 2009, 3:06 pm

US will never accept nuclear-armed NKorea: Gates

The United States will never accept a nuclear-armed North Korea, Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned Wednesday, saying its atomic and missile programmes pose a "lethal and destabilising" threat. "There should be no mistaking that we do not today, nor will we ever, accept a North Korea with ...

Gates Seeks Aid Afghanistan Amid Indecision
October 18, 2009, 3:21 pm

Gates seeks aid on Afghanistan amid indecision

The Pentagon's chief is undertaking the tricky task of convincing allies to remain committed to the war in Afghanistan even as the Obama administration continues to debate whether to send more troops to fight. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates himself is undecided at least publicly on whether ...

Gates Opposes Reliance Air Power Afghan War
October 06, 2009, 10:58 am

Gates opposes reliance on air power in Afghan war

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates says the current review of U.S. and NATO strategy in Afghanistan should remain private, and that the military will do whatever the president orders. But in a speech in Washington, he also repeated his opposition to an approach advocated by some officials that would ...

Gates Carefully Moves Weigh Korea North
May 30, 2009, 10:56 am

North Korea should weigh moves carefully: Gates

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned North Korea on Saturday that the United States would respond quickly if moves by the communist government threaten America or its Asian allies. We will not stand idly by as North Korea builds the capability to wreak destruction on any target in the region ...

Pak Army short of counter-insurgency capability: Gates

Pakistani Army lacks counter-insurgency capability needed to take on the Taliban and other extremists but Islamabad does not want any significant "American footprint" in the country to aid their efforts, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said. In an interview to CNN, Mr. Gates said the ...

Gates planning major changes in programs, defense budget: Washington Post

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is expected to announce on Monday the restructuring of several dozen major defense programs as part of the Obama administration's bid to shift military spending from preparations for large-scale war against traditional rivals to the counterinsurgency programs that ...

Army End Extended Tours Soldiers Gates
March 19, 2009, 9:35 am

US Army will end extended tours for soldiers: Gates

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the US Army will effectively end within two years the unpopular practice of forcing soldiers to serve beyond their enlistment date, in a break with the former Bush administration. A stretched military had relied on the "stop-loss" provision to field troops for ...

Talks Taliban Kabuls Terms Gates
March 12, 2009, 10:58 am

Talks with Taliban must be on Kabul's terms: Gates

Any political reconciliation with elements of the Afghan insurgency must be under terms set by the Kabul government, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on. In an interview with US television, Gates said that most insurgencies eventually are resolved through a political settlement. "I think ...

Terrorist Networks Safe Haven Pak Gates
March 02, 2009, 10:04 am

All terrorist networks have safe haven in Pak: Gates

All major terrorist networks have a safe haven in Pakistan to operate creating a big "problem" to the US war against terror, Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said. "I think it's the safe haven on the Pakistani side of the border, not just for Al-Qaeda but for the Taliban for the Hakani network, ...

Gates Says Troops Afghanistan Midyear
January 28, 2009, 8:19 am

Gates says more troops for Afghanistan by midyear

Amid preparations for a major U.S. troop build up in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates warns that the United States cannot become bogged down in the unrealistic goal of turning the country into an economically prosperous nation.

Chief Defence Stay Gates Near Agreement
November 26, 2008, 6:47 am

Gates to stay at Pentagon: Official

Seeking experience in wartime, President-elect Barack Obama intends to retain Defence Secretary Robert Gates as head of the Pentagon, if only temporarily, and has chosen a retired Marine general to be White House national security adviser, officials have said. Gates and retired Gen James Jones ...

Gates Add Forces Afghanistan
November 22, 2008, 8:40 am

Gates would like to add US forces in Afghanistan

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said that he would like to add significant US forces to the war in Afghanistan before national elections scheduled for next year, and that grim depictions of backsliding in the seven-year-old war are ''far too pessimistic.''Gates said the additional forces would give ...

Unilateral Action Pak Gates
September 29, 2008, 7:03 am

US could take unilateral action in Pak: Gates

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Monday that US could take unilateral actions in Pakistan according to the international laws. In a report published in a British daily today, Defence Secretary while responding to a question in Senate said US has every right to save the lives of it troops. ...

Examining Afghan War Strategy Gates
September 19, 2008, 9:11 am

U.S. examining Afghan war strategy: Gates

The Pentagon is taking a close look at its war strategy in Afghanistan in the face of rising violence from an increasingly complex insurgency, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said. In Washington, a senior U.S. official said the State Department was conducting its own formal review expected to last ...

Pakistan Fails Pressure Taliban Afghan Border Gates
June 27, 2008, 10:07 am

Pakistan fails to pressure Taliban on Afghan border: Gates

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday said Pakistan's failure to put pressure on Taliban forces on the country's border with Afghanistan had fueled a rise in violence, but said Islamabad appeared to recognize the problem. A 40 percent spike in violence in east Afghanistan in the first five ...

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