Remarks And Observations From U.S. Secretary Of Defense Robert Gates

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, center, and U.S. Army Lt. Gen. David Rodriguez, left, deputy commander of the International Security Assistance Force, walk to a meeting with Regional Command South personnel on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 3, 2010. DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison

Defense Secretary Offers Cautious Views on Wars -- New York Times

SENJARAY, Afghanistan — No one has ever accused Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates of happy talk, but during a trip this week to assess the state of America’s two wars his words were more restrained than usual.

Even after pronouncing himself “encouraged” on Friday during a visit to the Afghan province of Kandahar, where United States forces are trying to flush out the Taliban from their spiritual home, Mr. Gates quickly added, “Everybody knows this is far from a done deal.”

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