I WOULD CONFESS I'M NO EXPERT ON IRAQ, NO EXPERT OF MILITARY MATTERS

"I would confess I'm no expert on Iraq ... no expert on military matters." -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates


"It's viewed as a temporary surge, but I think no one has a really clear idea..." -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates

Gates Looks to Add 92,000 Troops to Military

For US troops, new duties, more danger

Pentagon to end limit on total active-duty timefor Reserves; Marines, Army numbers to be boosted