U.S.Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday that military leaders, including McChrystal, are confident that U.S.forces are making progress against insurgents in Afghanistan.

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Critics say there has been little progress in ending the ongoing U.S.military presence in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Clinton said while the U.S. would talk with Burma's military rulers, sanctions would remain in place until Burma shows concrete progress towards reform.

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However, he did say that in previous undertakings, civilian progress usually followed along with military progress.

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"It would be irresponsible to keep the mission in a war zone without seeing any political or military progress, " the official added.

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David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, are to report to Congress next month on the political and military progress in Iraq.

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