http://dir.salon.com/topics/robert_gates/?source=rss&aim=robert_gates en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT By Klaus Brinkbäumer and Gregor-Peter Schmitz Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/10/27/krauthammer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/10/27/krauthammer/index.html?source=rss In an interview, a leading voice of America's conservative intellectuals discusses Barack Obama's failures By Juan Cole Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/03/30/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/03/30/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss The president sounds like he's channeling Cheney or McCain -- or a Cold War hawk afraid of international communism -- when he talks about the war in Afghanistan. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/02/26/dover/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/02/26/dover/index.html?source=rss The Obama administration will reverse its predecessor's policy and permit the media to photograph soldiers' coffins as they arrive in the U.S. By David Sirota Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/02/07/sirota/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/02/07/sirota/index.html?source=rss Even under the new president, Washington is the same one-party town it always has been -- controlled not by Democrats or Republicans, but by thieves. By Mark Benjamin Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2008/12/04/friendly_fire/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2008/12/04/friendly_fire/index.html?source=rss A congressman urges a new investigation into an apparent friendly-fire death. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/01/27/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/01/27/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss Wednesday, President Obama will be given Pentagon plans to rapidly increase the U.S. troop presence in the country; he's expected to approve them. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/12/01/obama_gates/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/12/01/obama_gates/index.html?source=rss The president-elect gives conflicting signals about what the military's mission will be once he takes over. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/12/01/conference/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/12/01/conference/index.html?source=rss The president-elect warns about challenges "just as grave" as the economic crisis, and dismisses questions about tension with Hillary Clinton. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/25/gates/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/25/gates/index.html?source=rss ABC News reports that Bush Defense Secretary Robert Gates will remain in the post for at least the first year of the Obama administration. By Joe Conason Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/10/27/wars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/10/27/wars/index.html?source=rss Despite the impasse in U.S.-Iraq negotiations, he clings to his fantasy of "victory" and America's ability to set the terms for withdrawal. By Chalmers Johnson Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/07/31/military_complex/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/07/31/military_complex/index.html?source=rss Grave threats to our national security may now include the mass privatization of U.S. intelligence and military operations. By Mark Benjamin Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/17/mccain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/17/mccain/index.html?source=rss On the campaign trail he touts his sharp criticism of Donald Rumsfeld and the Bush administration on Iraq. But a look at McCain's record reveals a different war story. By Tim Grieve Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/09/21/gates/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/09/21/gates/index.html?source=rss The Pentagon tries to explain what Robert Gates said. By Tim Grieve Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/09/17/draw_down/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/09/17/draw_down/index.html?source=rss If war critics aren't celebrating, maybe that's because the "Return on Success" isn't all that. By Tim Grieve Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/08/22/mrap/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/08/22/mrap/index.html?source=rss Gates warned that delays in the delivery of armored vehicles would kill "scores" of U.S. soldiers, but the Pentagon concedes that more delays are coming. By Walter Shapiro Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/18/hillary_interview/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/18/hillary_interview/index.html?source=rss In an interview with Salon, the candidate discusses the "vast right-wing conspiracy," being called by her first name, and how long U.S. troops would be in Iraq if she wins in 2008. By Tim Grieve Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/06/08/pace2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/06/08/pace2/index.html?source=rss Peter Pace on Iraq, homosexuality, God and Scooter Libby. By Tim Grieve Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/06/08/pace/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/06/08/pace/index.html?source=rss Robert Gates says a reconfirmation hearing would have been a "divisive ordeal." By Joe Conason Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/05/25/bush_iraq_plan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/05/25/bush_iraq_plan/index.html?source=rss Six months ago, the new Congress missed its chance to shift the debate on Iraq -- and to avoid this week's defeat on a timetable for withdrawal. By Tim Grieve Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/05/09/resolution/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/05/09/resolution/index.html?source=rss The defense secretary says he doesn't know whether the use-of-force authorization for Iraq covers the war the United States is fighting today. By Mark Benjamin Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/27/kiley/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/27/kiley/index.html?source=rss Veterans groups told the Army surgeon general about the shockingly bad mental health treatment at Walter Reed two months before the latest expose, but there's no evidence he followed up. By Tim Grieve Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/02/07/helicopter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/02/07/helicopter/index.html?source=rss Seven people believed dead; insurgents claim responsibility. By Tim Grieve Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/01/26/gates/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/01/26/gates/index.html?source=rss Robert Gates said a phased escalation in Iraq would allow time to measure progress. Now he says he'll send the troops as quickly as he can.