http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Yahoo! News Photos Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:57:31 GMT Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:57:31 GMT http://rss.news.yahoo.com/ 142 18 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091125/482/ab1b707fc82945dba64a22550ccdf6c8 (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrives for the State Dinner with President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

]]> (AP) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:57:31 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.ab1b707fc82945dba64a22550ccdf6c8.obama_us_india_dcsw113.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=uI9LqGFz0XrFi..noxgUCQ-- Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrives for the State Dinner ... (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrives for the State Dinner with President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091124/photos_pl_afp/4f060c505246af1de417f2cf0896cb91 (AFP/File) - US President Barack Obama (R) speaks alongside US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) and US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (C) during a Cabinet Meeting in the White House in Washington, DC, on November 23. The United States upped pressure on Iraqi politicians to reach a deal on holding elections as Washington sought to avoid delays on the pullout of thousands of troops from the country.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)

]]> (AFP/File) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:44:20 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091124/capt.photo_1259091734647-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=76&q=85&sig=TrScXyrwtDZjoa5owp4jBA-- US President Barack Obama (R) speaks alongside US Secretary ... (AFP/File) - US President Barack Obama (R) speaks alongside US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) and US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (C) during a Cabinet Meeting in the White House in Washington, DC, on November 23. The United States upped pressure on Iraqi politicians to reach a deal on holding elections as Washington sought to avoid delays on the pullout of thousands of troops from the country.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091124/photos_pl_afp/9eca56f1dd985fbb03a0d2e373d5035d (AFP/File) - US President Barack Obama(L), seen here alongside US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates during a Cabinet Meeting on November 23, will announce a history-shaping decision "within days" on whether to escalate the war in Afghanistan with tens of thousands more troops, the White House said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)

]]> (AFP/File) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:50:41 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091124/capt.photo_1259077562833-1-0.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=fQGhTijlEFYgQiDmqeQTog-- US President Barack Obama(L), seen here alongside US Secretary ... (AFP/File) - US President Barack Obama(L), seen here alongside US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates during a Cabinet Meeting on November 23, will announce a history-shaping decision "within days" on whether to escalate the war in Afghanistan with tens of thousands more troops, the White House said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091124/photos_wl_sa_afp/4ced3d2fba0f1f4d779b27d1a012befd (AFP/File) - US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. President Barack Obama has huddled with his war cabinet for what officials said could be the final time before he decides whether to dispatch tens of thousands more US troops to Afghanistan.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)

]]> (AFP/File) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:44:07 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091124/capt.photo_1259009155947-1-0.jpg?x=101&y=130&q=85&sig=t5BnWFt7K5.2e8cK7uZfPA-- US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. President Barack Obama ... (AFP/File) - US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. President Barack Obama has huddled with his war cabinet for what officials said could be the final time before he decides whether to dispatch tens of thousands more US troops to Afghanistan.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091124/photos_pl_afp/4ced3d2fba0f1f4d779b27d1a012befd (AFP/File) - US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. US President, Barack Obama, has been gathering his war cabinet for what officials indicated could be the final time before he decides whether to dispatch tens of thousands more US troops to the war-torn country.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)

]]> (AFP/File) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:51:12 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091124/capt.photo_1259009155947-1-0.jpg?x=101&y=130&q=85&sig=t5BnWFt7K5.2e8cK7uZfPA-- US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. US President, Barack Obama, ... (AFP/File) - US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. US President, Barack Obama, has been gathering his war cabinet for what officials indicated could be the final time before he decides whether to dispatch tens of thousands more US troops to the war-torn country.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091123/ids_photos_ts/r902175385.jpg (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (2nd L) another other cabinet members look on as President Barack Obama speaks at the end of a meeting with members of his administration in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:45:23 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091123/i/r902175385.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=y.bF4BdWNbCvJBPXdTPyXg-- U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (2nd L) another other ... (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (2nd L) another other cabinet members look on as President Barack Obama speaks at the end of a meeting with members of his administration in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091123/480/d59203770c764c3584d5bbbe6a5840de (AP) - President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with members of his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. At left is Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, right. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

]]> (AP) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:11:18 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091123/capt.d59203770c764c3584d5bbbe6a5840de.obama_dcsw106.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=Of1R7.ZsBXJ0n0n4sL5EuQ-- President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with members ... (AP) - President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with members of his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. At left is Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, right. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091123/ids_photos_wl/r3009736555.jpg (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) watches as President Barack Obama speaks at the end of a meeting with members of his administration in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:05:40 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091123/i/r3009736555.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=iH.pNAePsZzrYTBrvWkhJw-- U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) watches as President ... (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) watches as President Barack Obama speaks at the end of a meeting with members of his administration in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091123/480/657cefdb76b94b1ea6bd365559046a2f (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, listens as President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with members of his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

]]> (AP) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:05:40 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091123/capt.657cefdb76b94b1ea6bd365559046a2f.obama_dcsw105.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=k36q4hQ7QaFBV9zgQfLe4w-- Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, listens as President Barack ... (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, listens as President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with members of his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091123/480/eac95ee0e0ef41a5a7988b39e00d44a6 (AP) - President Barack Obama, sitting next to Defense Secretary Robert Gates, right, pauses as he speaks during a meeting with members of his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

]]> (AP) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:51:58 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091123/capt.eac95ee0e0ef41a5a7988b39e00d44a6.obama_dcsw102.jpg?x=111&y=130&q=85&sig=pxsBJw87u.C4IyX9KdgL4A-- President Barack Obama, sitting next to Defense Secretary Robert ... (AP) - President Barack Obama, sitting next to Defense Secretary Robert Gates, right, pauses as he speaks during a meeting with members of his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091123/ids_photos_wl/r1512609572.jpg (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama (L) speaks alongside Secretary of Defense Robert Gates at the end of a meeting with members of his administration in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:51:29 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091123/i/r1512609572.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=r0cJ9Anrql84KC1Z115I7Q-- U.S. President Barack Obama (L) speaks alongside Secretary of ... (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama (L) speaks alongside Secretary of Defense Robert Gates at the end of a meeting with members of his administration in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091123/480/baef664dfd664b858b506b1ec990efe6 (AP) - President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks during a meeting with members of his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Seated at the table are Secretary of Sate Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, behind Obama, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, second from right, and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

]]> (AP) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:50:47 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091123/capt.baef664dfd664b858b506b1ec990efe6.obama_dcsw101.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=LwW8HlX.UTgJIUkRG_PSJQ-- President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks during a meeting ... (AP) - President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks during a meeting with members of his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Seated at the table are Secretary of Sate Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, behind Obama, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, second from right, and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091123/ids_photos_wl/r3250603962.jpg (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama (L) speaks alongside Secretary of Defense Robert Gates at the end of a meeting with members of his administration in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:49:11 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091123/i/r3250603962.jpg?x=130&y=106&q=85&sig=dH8GNEG3E8_n21ywYS.yuA-- U.S. President Barack Obama (L) speaks alongside Secretary of ... (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama (L) speaks alongside Secretary of Defense Robert Gates at the end of a meeting with members of his administration in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091123/photos_pl_afp/4ced3d2fba0f1f4d779b27d1a012befd (AFP/File) - US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaking in October 2009. President Barack Obama gathered his war cabinet Monday for what officials indicated could be the final time before he decides whether to dispatch tens of thousands more US troops to Afghanistan.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)

]]> (AFP/File) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:47:20 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091123/capt.photo_1259009155947-1-0.jpg?x=101&y=130&q=85&sig=dxpEwUt1LkL4Mrdlody0kg-- US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaking in October 2009. ... (AFP/File) - US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaking in October 2009. President Barack Obama gathered his war cabinet Monday for what officials indicated could be the final time before he decides whether to dispatch tens of thousands more US troops to Afghanistan.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091122/photos_ca_afp/aaa0820929dfeffc77700d87eef72bb3 (AFP/DOD/File) - Department of Defense handout image shows Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) and Canadian Minister of National Defense Peter MacKay arriving for a press conference at the Citadel in Halifax, Nova Scotia. International political and military officials agreed no exit strategy should be set for troops in Afghanistan, while the United States urged Iran to engage the West.(AFP/DOD/File/Cherie Cullen)

]]> (AFP/DOD/File) Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:38:05 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091122/capt.photo_1258917272859-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=UitO9NQZDoE2U7Rg0wCcbw-- Department of Defense handout image shows Secretary of Defense ... (AFP/DOD/File) - Department of Defense handout image shows Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) and Canadian Minister of National Defense Peter MacKay arriving for a press conference at the Citadel in Halifax, Nova Scotia. International political and military officials agreed no exit strategy should be set for troops in Afghanistan, while the United States urged Iran to engage the West.(AFP/DOD/File/Cherie Cullen)

]]> (AFP/DOD/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091120/photos_ca_afp/317aebe122c74047588083d34129beb1 (AFP/File) - US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates holds a press conference in the briefing room of the Pentagon in Washington, DC November 19. Gates on Friday said Washington aims to boost cooperation with Canada in the Arctic, as Russia and others eye its vast untapped resources.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)

]]> (AFP/File) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:16:20 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258751485180-1-0.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=ciwGB3Rg23DSn5.i7m1W6w-- US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates holds a press conference ... (AFP/File) - US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates holds a press conference in the briefing room of the Pentagon in Washington, DC November 19. Gates on Friday said Washington aims to boost cooperation with Canada in the Arctic, as Russia and others eye its vast untapped resources.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091120/photos_ca_afp/69c132d616563780d8fa69f356bc3424 (AFP/File) - An Artic Wolf prowls around the Canadian Alert military and scientific station, in 2004. US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on Friday said Washington aims to boost cooperation with Canada in the Arctic, as Russia and others eye its vast untapped resources.(AFP/File/Stephanie Pertuiset)

]]> (AFP/File) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:16:20 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258751711011-1-0.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=9uH_seBc06ToLmjaXiMkcw-- An Artic Wolf prowls around the Canadian Alert military and ... (AFP/File) - An Artic Wolf prowls around the Canadian Alert military and scientific station, in 2004. US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on Friday said Washington aims to boost cooperation with Canada in the Arctic, as Russia and others eye its vast untapped resources.(AFP/File/Stephanie Pertuiset)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091120/photos_ca_afp/2f8fa9f976182601cfc7e643a2a855f1 (AFP/Getty Images/File) - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates takes questions from reporters during a news conference at the Pentagon November 19 in Arlington, Virginia. The international community must ensure that aid and development projects in Afghanistan do not fuel corruption there, US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said Friday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chip Somodevilla)

]]> (AFP/Getty Images/File) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:49:51 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258748024178-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=yxLsQLxA1TNg7SmA3p9qIA-- US Defense Secretary Robert Gates takes questions from reporters ... (AFP/Getty Images/File) - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates takes questions from reporters during a news conference at the Pentagon November 19 in Arlington, Virginia. The international community must ensure that aid and development projects in Afghanistan do not fuel corruption there, US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said Friday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chip Somodevilla)

]]> (AFP/Getty Images/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091120/photos_ca_afp/40610597a2fd17a627d4cc002e1e0305 (AFP/File) - Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers keep watch in Kabul on November 18. The international community must ensure that aid and development projects in Afghanistan do not fuel corruption there, US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said Friday.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)

]]> (AFP/File) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:49:51 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258748328662-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=SItIEMGZXyVnZZvpceMjHg-- Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers keep watch in Kabul on November ... (AFP/File) - Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers keep watch in Kabul on November 18. The international community must ensure that aid and development projects in Afghanistan do not fuel corruption there, US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said Friday.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091120/ids_photos_wl/r1407946758.jpg (Reuters) - US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks to the audience at the start of the Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Jeff Harper (CANADA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:14:17 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091120/i/r1407946758.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=3lkfUrERT.NPaUdu9ylKCw-- US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks to the audience ... (Reuters) - US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks to the audience at the start of the Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Jeff Harper (CANADA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091120/ids_photos_wl/r241435717.jpg (Reuters) - US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks to the audience at the start of the Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Jeff Harper (CANADA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:13:11 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091120/i/r241435717.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=VSDdwXkzeEU1ukHgh5aCNg-- US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks to the audience ... (Reuters) - US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks to the audience at the start of the Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Jeff Harper (CANADA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091120/ids_photos_wl/r2432856489.jpg (Reuters) - US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) and Canadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay shake hands at the Westin Nova Scotia Hotel in Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 20, 2009. The pair were speaking at the start of the Halifax International Security Forum, which is being hosted at the hotel. REUTERS/Jeff Harper (CANADA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:12:06 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091120/i/r2432856489.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=3h2CglhRhuIpIfmFIF.Kug-- US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) and Canadian Defence ... (Reuters) - US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) and Canadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay shake hands at the Westin Nova Scotia Hotel in Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 20, 2009. The pair were speaking at the start of the Halifax International Security Forum, which is being hosted at the hotel. REUTERS/Jeff Harper (CANADA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091120/ids_photos_ts/r1087712984.jpg (Reuters) - Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks at the 2009 National Guard Joint Senior Leadership Conference at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:41:56 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091120/i/r1087712984.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=hhCFoPBGakVOI8j3Ap_VAQ-- Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks at the 2009 National ... (Reuters) - Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks at the 2009 National Guard Joint Senior Leadership Conference at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091120/ids_photos_wl/r2368636066.jpg (Reuters) - Canadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay (L) and US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates answer questions at Citadel Hill in Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 20, 2009. The pair were meeting to discuss various defence issues. REUTERS/Jeff Harper (CANADA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:47:40 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091120/i/r2368636066.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=xkjhHhprOmwnYkEmlZIicg-- Canadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay (L) and US Secretary ... (Reuters) - Canadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay (L) and US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates answer questions at Citadel Hill in Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 20, 2009. The pair were meeting to discuss various defence issues. REUTERS/Jeff Harper (CANADA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091120/ids_photos_wl/r2007464198.jpg (Reuters) - Canadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay (L) and US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates answer questions at Citadel Hill in Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 20, 2009. The pair were meeting to discuss various defence issues. REUTERS/Jeff Harper (CANADA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:47:36 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091120/i/r2007464198.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=J0fUvRupqrt1_TcXaq8kkA-- Canadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay (L) and US Secretary ... (Reuters) - Canadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay (L) and US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates answer questions at Citadel Hill in Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 20, 2009. The pair were meeting to discuss various defence issues. REUTERS/Jeff Harper (CANADA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091120/ids_photos_wl/r3660308755.jpg (Reuters) - Canadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay (L) and US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates talk at Citadel Hill in Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 20, 2009. The pair were meeting to discuss various defence issues. REUTERS/Jeff Harper (CANADA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:43:13 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091120/i/r3660308755.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=VHlAcftebSSyQsOsbnAo4g-- Canadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay (L) and US Secretary ... (Reuters) - Canadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay (L) and US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates talk at Citadel Hill in Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 20, 2009. The pair were meeting to discuss various defence issues. REUTERS/Jeff Harper (CANADA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091120/photos_pl_afp/1a36a3ffc82750f93fa023840f53d41b (AFP/File) - US and Afghan security forces gather at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said it is too soon to set a timeline to transfer security duties from NATO-led troops to Afghan forces, as proposed by Britain.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)

]]> (AFP/File) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:09:58 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258668242338-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=Tjt.btMjVjwpyL98x1T8Fg-- US and Afghan security forces gather at the site of a suicide ... (AFP/File) - US and Afghan security forces gather at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said it is too soon to set a timeline to transfer security duties from NATO-led troops to Afghan forces, as proposed by Britain.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091120/photos_pl_afp/0b07f2ab2a3b5a9915d757728168bb34 (AFP/Getty Images) - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said it is too soon to set a timeline to transfer security duties from NATO-led troops to Afghan forces, as proposed by Britain.(AFP/Getty Images/Chip Somodevilla)

]]> (AFP/Getty Images) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:09:58 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258660714088-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=bEXplApgKtijmxm2y9lBaQ-- US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said it is too soon to ... (AFP/Getty Images) - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said it is too soon to set a timeline to transfer security duties from NATO-led troops to Afghan forces, as proposed by Britain.(AFP/Getty Images/Chip Somodevilla)

]]> (AFP/Getty Images) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091120/photos_pl_afp/d790849239c94888fe79b8d824c8736a (AFP) - US Marines patrol in Helmand Province on November 19. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said it is too soon to set a timeline for shifting security duties from NATO-led troops to Afghan forces, as proposed by Britain.(AFP/Manpreet Romana)

]]> (AFP) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:09:58 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258684370392-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=lJO11WLbYrM5P9UFrUbX3g-- US Marines patrol in Helmand Province on November 19. US Defense ... (AFP) - US Marines patrol in Helmand Province on November 19. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said it is too soon to set a timeline for shifting security duties from NATO-led troops to Afghan forces, as proposed by Britain.(AFP/Manpreet Romana)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091120/photos_pl_afp/c4d75805087977e254340466843c9f58 (AFP) - US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen hold a press conference in the briefing room of the Pentagon in Washington, DC, about the shooting at Fort Hood. Gates announced a thorough investigation into the Fort Hood shootings to examine if warning signs were missed.(AFP/Paul J. Richards)

]]> (AFP) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:52:49 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258667118869-2-0.jpg?x=121&y=130&q=85&sig=I3M53_9stL9zlWWWSEZ7hw-- US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) and Chairman of the ... (AFP) - US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen hold a press conference in the briefing room of the Pentagon in Washington, DC, about the shooting at Fort Hood. Gates announced a thorough investigation into the Fort Hood shootings to examine if warning signs were missed.(AFP/Paul J. Richards)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091120/photos_pl_afp/13acd02a5dffd6a08b9d2cf9896d7e27 (AFP/Getty Images) - An honor guard carries the coffin of Pfc. Francheska Velez during the funeral at Mount Olive Cemetery in Chicago. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Thursday a thorough investigation into the Fort Hood shootings to examine if warning signs were missed and to ensure such a "tragedy" never happens again.(AFP/Getty Images/David Banks)

]]> (AFP/Getty Images) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:52:49 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258666418729-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=108&q=85&sig=eY0L5FCTGAHa0aFTC2Cy.Q-- An honor guard carries the coffin of Pfc. Francheska Velez during ... (AFP/Getty Images) - An honor guard carries the coffin of Pfc. Francheska Velez during the funeral at Mount Olive Cemetery in Chicago. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Thursday a thorough investigation into the Fort Hood shootings to examine if warning signs were missed and to ensure such a "tragedy" never happens again.(AFP/Getty Images/David Banks)

]]> (AFP/Getty Images) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091120/photos_pl_afp/1cb7e3d7ec270d67bf365d4354632f5d (AFP) - US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates holds a press conference in the briefing room of the Pentagon in Washington, DC speaking about the shooting at Fort Hood. Gates announced Thursday a thorough investigation into the Fort Hood shootings to examine if warning signs were missed and to ensure such a "tragedy" never happens again.(AFP/Paul J. Richards)

]]> (AFP) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:52:49 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258666554619-2-0.jpg?x=83&y=130&q=85&sig=Gy_GDVs3NO396WhzLqYTBA-- US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates holds a press conference ... (AFP) - US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates holds a press conference in the briefing room of the Pentagon in Washington, DC speaking about the shooting at Fort Hood. Gates announced Thursday a thorough investigation into the Fort Hood shootings to examine if warning signs were missed and to ensure such a "tragedy" never happens again.(AFP/Paul J. Richards)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091119/photos_pl_afp/795a511a39a30d47e166ea205a026a71 (AFP/File) - US and Afghan security forces gather at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul on November 13. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday it was too soon to set a timeline to transfer security duties from NATO-led troops to Afghan forces, as proposed by Britain.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)

]]> (AFP/File) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:04:30 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091119/capt.photo_1258668242338-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=70Bi4oHHx7xCqN7VLrDpHw-- US and Afghan security forces gather at the site of a suicide ... (AFP/File) - US and Afghan security forces gather at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul on November 13. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday it was too soon to set a timeline to transfer security duties from NATO-led troops to Afghan forces, as proposed by Britain.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091119/photos_pl_afp/a8ea72405facc67fbf5227ddf511c9f9 (AFP/Getty Images) - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates holds a news conference at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday it was too soon to set a timeline to transfer security duties from NATO-led troops to Afghan forces, as proposed by Britain.(AFP/Getty Images/Chip Somodevilla)

]]> (AFP/Getty Images) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:04:30 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091119/capt.photo_1258660714088-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=bdCESveqEEv9mfpkRq2grQ-- US Defense Secretary Robert Gates holds a news conference at ... (AFP/Getty Images) - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates holds a news conference at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday it was too soon to set a timeline to transfer security duties from NATO-led troops to Afghan forces, as proposed by Britain.(AFP/Getty Images/Chip Somodevilla)

]]> (AFP/Getty Images) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091119/480/866f85e3193e4b33870654717e7afb44 (AP) - Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen, right, accompanied by Defense Secretary Robert Gates, speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

]]> (AP) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:26:46 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.866f85e3193e4b33870654717e7afb44.fort_hood_investigation_dckw114.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=IwxpjnV_IdTzVvmzj.o4KQ-- Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen, right, accompanied ... (AP) - Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen, right, accompanied by Defense Secretary Robert Gates, speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091119/480/bd0e1d5ce8fd4655bdf08624e1b8a4fa (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, accompanied by Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen, gestures during a news conference at the Pentagon, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, to discuss the Fort Hood shootings. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

]]> (AP) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:22:57 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.bd0e1d5ce8fd4655bdf08624e1b8a4fa.fort_hood_investigation_dckw115.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=bwCEjZYDzA3XiSfHR3zfEA-- Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, accompanied by Joint Chiefs ... (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, accompanied by Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen, gestures during a news conference at the Pentagon, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, to discuss the Fort Hood shootings. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091119/480/9fcefe9bee4c4b27802583039d693c29 (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, accompanied by Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen, takes part in a news conference at the Pentagon, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, to discuss the Fort Hoods shootings. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

]]> (AP) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:19:48 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.9fcefe9bee4c4b27802583039d693c29.fort_hood_investigation_dckw112.jpg?x=125&y=130&q=85&sig=jg577CDEp414qpvNHbYsJQ-- Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, accompanied by Joint Chiefs ... (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, accompanied by Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen, takes part in a news conference at the Pentagon, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, to discuss the Fort Hoods shootings. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091119/photos_pl_afp/38c6f016c18932f62f100f573627bfc7 (AFP/Pool/File) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates, seen here November 12, on Thursday announced a major review of the Fort Hood shootings to examine if the military had missed warning signs or remained "vulnerable" to similar assaults.(AFP/Pool/File/Alex Brandon)

]]> (AFP/Pool/File) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:18:27 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091119/capt.photo_1258656955408-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=y9e6gPlBgzPyyGMfgpzbIA-- Defense Secretary Robert Gates, seen here November 12, on Thursday ... (AFP/Pool/File) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates, seen here November 12, on Thursday announced a major review of the Fort Hood shootings to examine if the military had missed warning signs or remained "vulnerable" to similar assaults.(AFP/Pool/File/Alex Brandon)

]]> (AFP/Pool/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091119/480/36fc6e14cff44564b91d93fba1155045 (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates shakes hands with Germany Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenber outside the Pentagon, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

]]> (AP) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:49:59 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.36fc6e14cff44564b91d93fba1155045.us_germany_dckw111.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=kO1trVk2Vlm4qUjirjbiDQ-- Defense Secretary Robert Gates shakes hands with Germany Defense ... (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates shakes hands with Germany Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenber outside the Pentagon, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091119/480/0bf8e0498f3c4325b61da17f90d267b1 (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Germany Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenber leave the Pentagon to take part in a news conference, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

]]> (AP) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:47:59 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.0bf8e0498f3c4325b61da17f90d267b1.us_germany_dckw110.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=6tKjGRftYm9mKkOkk22sHg-- Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Germany Defense Minister ... (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Germany Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenber leave the Pentagon to take part in a news conference, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091119/480/eddac082045449c5b3164be2a826826f (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates, back to camera, talks with Germany Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenber, right, at the Pentagon, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

]]> (AP) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:45:01 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.eddac082045449c5b3164be2a826826f.us_germany_dckw109.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=6eP.gjDI67cpJPZLXerRYQ-- Defense Secretary Robert Gates, back to camera, talks with Germany ... (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates, back to camera, talks with Germany Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenber, right, at the Pentagon, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091119/480/e5cd4954f0d0415ebaac8e2fbf33e88a (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Germany Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenber hold a news conference outside the Pentagon, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

]]> (AP) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:42:13 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.e5cd4954f0d0415ebaac8e2fbf33e88a.us_germany_dckw107.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=VnclAjHQASV5uOoNjHq76w-- Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Germany Defense Minister ... (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Germany Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenber hold a news conference outside the Pentagon, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091119/480/21e05d9ce14c41c78e519c375327fac1 (AP) - Germany Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenber, accompanied by Defense Secretary Robert Gates, speaks at a news conference outside the Pentagon, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

]]> (AP) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:41:32 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.21e05d9ce14c41c78e519c375327fac1.us_germany_dckw108.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=PT6GPksn9LKxMfw4UkfS2w-- Germany Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenber, accompanied ... (AP) - Germany Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenber, accompanied by Defense Secretary Robert Gates, speaks at a news conference outside the Pentagon, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091119/480/35f74c9ba4b4499d95dc95e2714cdcda (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Germany Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenber hold a news conference outside the Pentagon, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

]]> (AP) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:40:41 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.35f74c9ba4b4499d95dc95e2714cdcda.us_germany_dckw106.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=xCBbLDxYjiBa4_j80rnaVA-- Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Germany Defense Minister ... (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Germany Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenber hold a news conference outside the Pentagon, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091119/480/4566b006b2e742f2aedd5b6954d15f3b (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Germany Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenber hold a news conference outside the Pentagon. Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

]]> (AP) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:36:25 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.4566b006b2e742f2aedd5b6954d15f3b.us_germany_dckw105.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=h_diybXa.YcheXqTMnjxDw-- Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Germany Defense Minister ... (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Germany Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenber hold a news conference outside the Pentagon. Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091119/480/5b978208cd1a45b596af61c10235f937 (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates hosts an honor cordon for Germany Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenber, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

]]> (AP) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:35:40 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.5b978208cd1a45b596af61c10235f937.us_germany_dckw104.jpg?x=130&y=104&q=85&sig=O.d8w4BVDTAx8ySaRzGnXw-- Defense Secretary Robert Gates hosts an honor cordon for Germany ... (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates hosts an honor cordon for Germany Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenber, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091119/480/f8ee94a8cc1440cfb146148840dacf5f (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates host an honor cordon for Germany Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenber, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

]]> (AP) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:35:16 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.f8ee94a8cc1440cfb146148840dacf5f.us_germany_dckw103.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=6YZWwM_DqbgBePViOsp6aQ-- Defense Secretary Robert Gates host an honor cordon for Germany ... (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates host an honor cordon for Germany Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenber, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091119/480/1ad0c9f21e474b43bbf0fda45c38f766 (AP) - Germany Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenber, right, talks with Defense Secretary Robert Gates at the Pentagon, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

]]> (AP) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:34:15 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.1ad0c9f21e474b43bbf0fda45c38f766.us_germany_dckw102.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=SdUpTPn5LQVXFQvSNuWc2g-- Germany Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenber, right, talks ... (AP) - Germany Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenber, right, talks with Defense Secretary Robert Gates at the Pentagon, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/pl/121806robertgates/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Defense-Secretary-Robert-Gates/ss/events/pl/121806robertgates/im:/091119/480/fb74b553ee9f45438049f63a5fb84c6d (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates meets with Germany Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenber, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

]]> (AP) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:33:40 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.fb74b553ee9f45438049f63a5fb84c6d.us_germany_dckw101.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=408SHiIGmHwMlI3kOlcRKg-- Defense Secretary Robert Gates meets with Germany Defense Minister ... (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates meets with Germany Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenber, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

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]]> (AFP/Pool/File) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:44:44 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091119/capt.photo_1258648717473-1-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=_G2NLH5lFMyEO42VWhLzYw-- Defense Secretary Robert Gates, on the plane to Oshkosh, Wisconsin ... (AFP/Pool/File) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates, on the plane to Oshkosh, Wisconsin November 12. Top brass from Europe and the Americas, including Gates, gather this week in Canada to discuss the future of NATO, the war in Afghanistan and other pressing security matters.(AFP/Pool/File/Alex Brandon)

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