U.S. Secretary Of Defense Gates Comments On Iraq Drawdown

Gates: All Is Not Well As Combat Role Ends -- Washington Post

MILWAUKEE -- All is not well in Iraq as the United States formally closes down its combat mission there, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday, warning that political paralysis and continued sectarian violence cloud that country's future.

Gates said conditions in Iraq are much better, however, as the United States shifts to an advisory role seven years after the U.S.-led invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein.

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