Gates: More US troops could head to Afghanistan (AP)
news.yahoo.com 7/18/2009 — AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates says more U.S. troops than first planned could go to Afghanistan by year's end.

Gates open to more troops in Afghanistan
firstread.msnbc.msn.com 9/3/2009 — From NBC's Jim MiklaszewskiIn today's Pentagon briefing, Defense Secretary Robert Gates indicated he's prepared to drop his reluctance for a big U.S. military "footprint" in Afghanistan and may be willing to sign onto a large increase in U.S. ...

Gates Requests More Afghan Troops
online.wsj.com 10/8/2009 — Defense Secretary Gates forwarded a request for more troops in Afghanistan to Obama, as divisions within the administration and Congress continued.

Gates blasts Obama on Afghanistan
mudvillegazette.com 10/5/2009 — WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert Gates offered a warning to President Obama today in remarks interpreted as a hint that the President wasn't taking the Afghanistan situation seriously, even in the wake of one of the most brutal Taliban assaults of the year. "I believe the decisions that ...

Gates blames past lack of troops for Taliban edge
alertnet.org 10/6/2009 — (For more on Afghanistan, click on [ID:nAFPAK]) * "We are not leaving," defense secretary says * Gates urges advisers to be discreet, backs McChrystal * Recount could guarantee Karzai win in disputed Afghan vote By Arshad Mohammed and Matt Spetalnick ...

Gates on Afghanistan: corruption, troops, and other
mudvillegazette.com 9/28/2009 — George Stephanopoulos' interview with Robert Gates (video here ) provides significant insight to developments (or lack thereof) on the issues of strategy and troop numbers. A careful listen requires an acknowledgment that the Secretary is rightfully cautious when describing what others might ...

Aljazeera: Interview Robert Gates
english.aljazeera.net 9/8/2009 —

Sources: Gates favors more Afghan war troops
cnn.com 10/2/2009 — Defense Secretary Robert Gates is leaning toward the view that a significant number of additional combat forces will be needed for the war in Afghanistan, sources tell CNN.

Clinton, Gates Say Troop Surge Not for Public Debate
abcnews.go.com 10/6/2009 — Gates said the Afghanistan-Pakistan border was the "epicenter of jihad."

Gates: Troops decision in 'a few weeks'
politico.com 9/27/2009 — His timetable seems to conflict with Gen. Jones, who said today, "I don't have a deadline in mind."

Gates: Injured troops face too much red tape — msnbc.com: Politics 10/26/2009
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday that troops injured in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan continue to face too many bureaucratic hurdles.

Obama says he will not rush Afghanistan decision (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 10/26/2009
AP - President Barack Obama is promising Marine and Navy personnel at a Florida base that he "will never rush" choosing whether to send U.S. troops into war.

Obama: 14 Americans killed 'gave their lives to protect ours' — CNN Political Ticker 10/26/2009
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (CNN) - President Barack Obama said Monday that the 14 Americans killed in two helicopter crashes in Afghanistan "were doing this nation proud." He said they "gave their lives ... to protect ours." Ten Americans ...

Obama: Won't rush Afghan. decision — First Read 10/26/2009
From NBC's Athena Jones JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- After spending the morning discussing the strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan with his national security team at the White House, President Obama told the crowd at the Naval Air Station here Monday ...

Obama tells troops he will not rush Afghan decision (Reuters) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 10/26/2009
Reuters - President Barack Obama, accused by some of dithering over a new strategy for Afghanistan, vowed on Monday not to be rushed into a decision over whether to send more U.S. troops to the war zone.