Other senior military officers and Defense Secretary Robert Gates have made similar points.

VOA: standard.2009.09.23

U.S.Defense Secretary Robert Gates and other senior officials have repeatedly urged allies to send more troops, and to eliminate restrictions on how their forces can be used.

VOA: standard.2009.08.11

Legal experts also predict that defense counsel for Mohammed and the other defendants will raise the issue of their treatment in captivity at the U.S.Naval base at Guantanamo Bay,Cuba.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer said President Obama told him early Thursday that the United States is abandoning plans to build a defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic aimed at intercepting missiles from other countries.

VOA: standard.2009.09.17