Robert Gates in Afghanistan

Taking A Look
Gates surveys an old Russian MI17 attack helicopter, part of the fledgling Afghan Air Force.
Lynsey Addario / VII Network for TIME

Taking A Look
Gates surveys an old Russian MI17 attack helicopter, part of the fledgling Afghan Air Force. "Don't you love the irony of Gates in the pilot's seat of an MI17 that he was getting Stingers to shoot down?" quips one of his aides.

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