Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday that the troop build up could happen by this summer.
Instead, Gates said, there should be a focus on increasing the size of the Afghan army.
"It's my impression that, frankly, there are no new ideas on Iraq, " Gates said.
Gates said that never again will any company have a luxury of such a long honeymoon.
Secretary Gates said he was not knowledgeable about the Vice President expressing that opinion.
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"We couldn't be happier with the response that we've gotten, " Bill Gates said at the event.
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Gates said the report also makes "accountability recommendations" for Army personnel who supervised Hasan.
Gates said Wednesday that he and his attorneys were considering further actions, not excluding a lawsuit.
Gates said on Wednesday that although charges were dropped, he will keep the issue alive.
"I thanked Dr. Harvey for his distinguished service to the department and to the nation, " Gates said.
Last month, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the command would initially be under the U.S. Strategic Command.
At this year's Davos pow-wow, Bill Gates said Microsoft was thinking about a move into online micropayments.
Gates said that Google has an excellent search engine but said that Microsoft is working on something better.
"Years later, you'll say, 'Wow, search got a lot more competitive, '" Gates said, referring to the rebate program.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said recently the U.S. does not have good intelligence on Bin Laden's whereabouts.
This will require a new class of applications and, consequently, a new generation of development tools, Gates said.
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Mr. Gates said he doubted that diplomacy would succeed in persuading Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons.
"Our data suggests that changing geography contributed to the pattern we see in western North America, " Gates said.
Gates said if a training plan went through, it likely would involve "a very small number" of U.S. troops.
Earlier today, Bill Gates said that he agrees that Americans who can afford it should pay their fair share.
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In the interview, Mr. Gates said the move reflected lessons learned in Iraq.
If you want a strong Atlantic partnership, Robert Gates said, the "drift of the last 25 years can't continue".
While debt-strapped Italy has recently made sizable cuts, Britain still plans to meet its original commitments, Mr. Gates said.
Gates said Undersecretary of the Army Peter Geren will temporarily take Harvey's place.
"All these new designs are going to be incredibly safe, " Mr Gates said.
Gates said the Cambridge mayor had called him to apologize about the incident.
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During congressional testimony last week, Gates said he was frustrated and disappointed by the lack of commitment amongst NATO members.
Gates said his wish is for energy to cost half what it does now and have very low CO2 emissions.
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Despite that tension, Gates said that Pakistan has increased efforts on its side of the border to go after extremists.
Just yesterday, Bill Gates said he agrees with me that Americans who can afford it should pay their fair share.
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