Quote of the Day: Gates Says No More Wars Like Iraq and Afghanistan

Elspeth Reeve 172 Views Feb 25, 2011
"In my opinion, any future defense secretary who advises the president to again send a big American land army into Asia or into the Middle East or Africa should 'have his head examined,' as General MacArthur so delicately put it." -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates, in a speech to West Point cadets Friday.

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