Tag: Gates
Malaria eradication no vague aspiration, says Gates
Eradicating malaria is not a vague, unrealistic aspiration but a tough, ambitious goal that can be reached within the next few decades,...
Outgoing US defence chief weighs toll of war
Robert Gates, in his final interview as US defence secretary, grew quiet as he tried to articulate the heavy toll his job...
Obama weighed military, political risk for Afghan plan
President Barack Obama's plan for pulling US troops from Afghanistan will intensify risks in the thick of next year's fighting season, but...
Pentagon says worst arms programmes already cut
The Pentagon has already cut its most troubled weapons programmes and others that are no longer needed, and may be able to...
Firing generals
Defence ministers everywhere – in fact all political leaders worldwide – can take a leaf from US Defence Secretary Robert Gates. He...
Logistics plays a key role in war effort in Afghanistan
Infrastructure to support US military efforts in Afghanistan is already strained, posing challenges to the troop surge announced by President Obama
"You just...
Obama to send 30 000 troops to Afghanistan
President Barack Obama said he is sending 30 000 more US troops to Afghanistan by next summer to speed the battle against...
Obama to lay out long-awaited Afghan plan
President Barack Obama plans to announce today that he will send about 30 000 more US troops to Afghanistan in a long-awaited...
