Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates testifies on the 2010 National Defense Authorization Budget Request before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., May 14, 2009. DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeleyFrom CBS News/60 Minutes:
60 Minutes: Secretary Of Defense Robert Gates Talks About Iraq, Afghanistan And His Job.
(CBS) He calls himself the "Secretary of War." Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense for both Presidents Bush and Obama is the man in charge of winding down the war in Iraq and building up the war in Afghanistan.
60 Minutes and correspondent Katie Couric flew with him to Afghanistan just over a week ago. He went half way around the world to see the troops and to fire their commander, General David McKiernan.
Gates wants General Stanley McChrystal, a counter-insurgency expert, to implement the new U.S. strategy, which includes adding 21,000 more American combat troops to secure the cities and villages, and hold them until Afghan forces can grow and take over.
How long will it be before they even begin to take the lead in military operations? While we were in Kabul, Gates told us it will take at least two to four years.
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