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U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates gestures during a group photo of NATO defense ministers
Friday, Nov. 13, 2009

Open quoteEveryone should just shut up.Close quote

  • ROBERT GATES,
  • the U.S. secretary of defense, on leaks in the Obama administration about who supports a troop increase in Afghanistan and who wants a more limited approach
Photo: Virginia Mayo / AP | Source: MCCLATCHY