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In Kabul, Gates Vows U.S. 'In This Thing to Win'
Fox News ^ | December 07, 2009 | AP

Posted on 12/08/2009 3:32:02 AM PST by DBCJR

Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived late Monday in Afghanistan with plans to assure officials and American troops there that the United States is committed to winning the war despite plans to begin pulling forces out in 2011.

"We are in this thing to win," Gates told reporters while traveling to Kabul, where he plans to meet privately with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and later with troops bearing the brunt of combat.

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KEYWORDS: afghanistan; gates; obama; war
We sure have a funny way of showing it. Isn't this the POTUS who in the camapign kept saying THIS was the war we should be in? That he would invade Pakistan? I'm confused here.
1 posted on 12/08/2009 3:32:03 AM PST by DBCJR
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To: DBCJR

If the War on Terror is over who are we fighting in Afghanistan?


2 posted on 12/08/2009 3:33:04 AM PST by DBCJR (What would you expect?)
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Gates will not be SecDef come April 2010 (Wesley Clark).
3 posted on 12/08/2009 3:34:12 AM PST by Perdogg (Sarah Palin-Jim DeMint 2012 - Liz Cheney for Sec of State - Duncan Hunter SecDef)
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To: Perdogg

An interesting thought. Quite a political strategy, “Not my fault, but look what I’m gonna do to fix it!”


4 posted on 12/08/2009 3:38:58 AM PST by DBCJR (What would you expect?)
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We all know that when the chips are down Owebama will cut and run like the scared cur that he is. We needed a war time president and got an community organizer who doesn't know the difference between the butt and the business end of a rifle.
5 posted on 12/08/2009 4:13:41 AM PST by RU88 (Bow to no man)
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To: DBCJR

That’s a good way to build up morale! NOT!


6 posted on 12/08/2009 6:18:22 AM PST by rfreedom4u (Obam is intent on destroying America!)
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To: RU88

Thought you were going to say he didn’t know his butt from a hole in the ground. I think either applies.


7 posted on 12/08/2009 2:51:15 PM PST by DBCJR (What would you expect?)
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