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The Associated Press Monday, April 6, 2009; 4:41 PM
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 4/6/2009
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I don’t think it’s overstating things to say
that Defense Secretary Gates’ announcement of his 2010 defense...
budget recommendations represents an appreciable shift in the way that the United States approaches the issue of military ...
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Gates: ‘This Is A Reform Budget’
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Gates Planning Major Changes in Defense Programs, Budget
online.wsj.com - 4/6/2009
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First, to reaffirm our commitment to take care
of the all-volunteer force, which, in my view represents...
America's greatest strategic asset; Second, we must rebalance this department's programs in order to institutionalize and enhance our capabilities ...
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Gates Unveils Overhaul of Weapons Priorities
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Remaking the Pentagon for the 21st Century
Counterterrorism Blog —
... While Secretary Gates, bowing to the budget realities of the Obama administration, is cutting programs while moving toward a stronger focus on irregular warfare and special forces,the clear resolution to the debate is that both sides have considerable merit. Some common ground must be found, and it is a question of focus, not a question of either or. The recent North Korean missile challenge also serves as a reminder that traditional state actors and threats cannot be ignored. ...
Budget Cuts Coming For Defense Department
A Blog For All —
The Obama Administration is wasting no time in listing programs it would love to cut in the Defense Department, and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has prepared the list for the Administration. ...
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blogs.wsj.com 3/31/2009 — August Cole reports on the Pentagon.
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Pentagon chief takes aim at big weapons programs - Los Angeles Times
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Gates readies big cuts in weapons - The Boston Globe
boston.com 3/17/2009 — Gates readies big cuts in weapons Battle looms with Congress By Bryan Bender, Globe Staff | March 17, 2009 WASHINGTON - As the Bush administration was drawing to a close, Robert M. Gates, whose two years as defense secretary had been devoted to wars ...
DoD Cutting Major Programs in Restructuring
outsidethebeltway.com 4/4/2009 — The Defense Department is finally getting somewhat serious about COIN and other forms of nontraditional warfare, signaling major priority shifts with its new budget proposal.
Gates’s aides say his plan would boost spending for some programs and ...
Defense chief to propose weapons cuts
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news.yahoo.com 4/6/2009 — AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates is recommending cuts for high-tech weapons programs he calls wasteful or ill-suited for the low-tech tasks of fighting insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Gates in trouble with GOP?
ricks.foreignpolicy.com 4/4/2009 — Until now, Defense
Secretary Robert Gates has been Washington's bipartisan heartthrob. But as he settles in with the new
administration, suspicion is growing among his old Republican buddies. There is
growing belief on the right that President Obama ...
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