Gates foresees narrower US combat role in Iraq (AP)

Gates: More troops may go to Afghanistan in spring (AP)
AP - Up to three more combat brigades could be available to go to Afghanistan beginning next spring, in answer to repeated calls from commanders for...

Gates backs pause in future troop pullout (Reuters)
Reuters - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Monday he backed a brief pause in U.S. troop cuts in Iraq once an initial pullout of five combat...

Gates: Iraq drawdown may be paused (AP)
AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday endorsed, for the first time, the idea of pausing the drawdown of U.S. forces from Iraq this summer.

Gates: Iraq drawdown may be delayed (AP)
AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday endorsed, for the first time, the idea of pausing the drawdown of U.S. forces from Iraq this summer.

Gates backs pause in future U.S. troop pullout (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Monday he backed a brief pause in U.S. troop reductions from Iraq once an initial pullout of...