Gates: Afghan Strategy Bears Fruit, Iraq on Track
Gates: Afghan Strategy Bears Fruit, Iraq on Track
By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2010 – Noting signs that the new strategy in Afghanistan “is beginning to bear fruit,” Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates also said during an interview aired last night that the effort to build up Iraq’s security forces and move forward with the U.S. drawdown plan there remains on track.
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks with Greta Van Susteren, host of the Fox News program “On the Record with Greta Van Susteren,” during an interview in Rome, Feb. 7, 2010. DoD photo by Cherie Cullen
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