http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/robert-gates 2008-10-30T21:30:39Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/53371-us-top-command-in-iraq-changes-16-sept-08 2008-10-30T21:30:39Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/piLqHQyqDos&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/piLqHQyqDos&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/53371-us-top-command-in-iraq-changes-16-sept-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/64782" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>US defense secretary Robert Gates has arrived in Baghdad to transfer command from General David Petraeus to Lieutenant-General Ray Odierno. Gates says the number of US troops in Iraq will continue to shrink, and the challenge for Odierno is to preserve the security gains made by the U.S. Al Jazeera's Omar Al-Saleh reports.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/53371-us-top-command-in-iraq-changes-16-sept-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/49555-tpmtv-tuff-talk 2008-10-29T21:30:20Z Veracifier <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/li25wM6JTUk&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/li25wM6JTUk&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/49555-tpmtv-tuff-talk"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/60106" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>David Gregory authoritatively proclaimed on Meet the Press last Sunday that when it comes to addressing the crisis in Georgia, &quot;nuance doesn&#39;t work for Democrats,&quot; and noted Obama&#39;s perceived weakness relative to the Bush administration&#39;s &quot;very tough language against Russia.&quot; Far be it from us to question Gregory&#39;s word, but we figured we would take a look for ourselves at just how tough the administration talk against Russia has really been.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/49555-tpmtv-tuff-talk">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/48436-kerry-was-right-new-bush-security-plan 2008-10-29T03:29:58Z youngturks <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qDCrXIlyLt4&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qDCrXIlyLt4&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/48436-kerry-was-right-new-bush-security-plan"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/58309" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Watch more at <a href="http://www.theyoungturks.com.">www.theyoungturks.com.</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/48436-kerry-was-right-new-bush-security-plan">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/47056-tehran-and-dc-reaction-general-petraeus-promoted-to-centcom 2008-10-28T03:30:06Z rattansifan <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XIrLLVpz644&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XIrLLVpz644&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/47056-tehran-and-dc-reaction-general-petraeus-promoted-to-centcom"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/55633" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>The general who directed the "surge" campaign in Iraq has been promoted to head America's two long-running wars and a possible future conflict with Iran.</p> <p>Saddam Hussein's ally 'captured' in Iraq <br />Gen David Petraeus, the current US commander in Baghdad, is to lead Central Command (Centcom), after winning praise for engineering a reversal of fortune in Iraq.</p> <p>Announcing the promotion, Robert Gates, the defence secretary, said that Gen Petraeus "has clearly been successful in his current assignment. I recommended him to the president because I am absolutely confident he is the best man for the job".</p> <p>In a statement, Gen Petraeus said he was "honoured" by the appointment.</p> <p>Mr Gates announced that Lt Gen Raymond Odierno, who served as deputy commander in Baghdad until February, would take command in Iraq.</p> <p>With 30,000 extra combat troops despatched as a "surge" force, Gen Petraeus, a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division, was able to vastly expand the American presence on Iraq's streets.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/47056-tehran-and-dc-reaction-general-petraeus-promoted-to-centcom">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/32294-defense-sec-gates-announces-resignation-of-admiral-fallon 2008-11-02T01:41:48Z Veracifier <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jAFwy6IFS70&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jAFwy6IFS70&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/32294-defense-sec-gates-announces-resignation-of-admiral-fallon"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/34796" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, March 11, 2008</p> </div> <a href="/blog/32294-defense-sec-gates-announces-resignation-of-admiral-fallon">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/29337-inside-story-nato-who-is-willing-to-fight-14-feb-08-pt-2 2008-10-23T03:30:38Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mltyc3B3nQw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mltyc3B3nQw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/29337-inside-story-nato-who-is-willing-to-fight-14-feb-08-pt-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/31541" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Is the military alliance facing the serious prospect of a split?</p> </div> <a href="/blog/29337-inside-story-nato-who-is-willing-to-fight-14-feb-08-pt-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/29336-inside-story-nato-who-is-willing-to-fight-14-feb-08-pt-1 2008-10-23T21:30:47Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hcjL4_ShHms&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hcjL4_ShHms&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/29336-inside-story-nato-who-is-willing-to-fight-14-feb-08-pt-1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/31540" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Is the military alliance facing the serious prospect of a split?</p> </div> <a href="/blog/29336-inside-story-nato-who-is-willing-to-fight-14-feb-08-pt-1">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/21470-why-has-the-bush-administration-improved 2008-10-21T15:30:06Z youngturks <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4xD0kAb_8EM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4xD0kAb_8EM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/21470-why-has-the-bush-administration-improved"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/21203" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Watch the entire show at www.theyoungturks.com. How has Robert Gates made huge improvements in the Administration?</p> </div> <a href="/blog/21470-why-has-the-bush-administration-improved">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/14170-blackwater-has-far-higher-shooting-rate-than-any-other-firm 2008-09-27T01:12:18Z jessehaff <div class="post_content"> <p><p>Blackwater USA personnel fire their weapons at least <em>twice</em> as often per convoy mission than any other private security firm in Iraq. This probably isn&#39;t surprising to many who have been following Blackwater&#39;s seemingly endless list of &quot;incidents&quot; in Iraq, the most recent being a Sept. 16 shooting, where Blackwater personnel fired indiscriminately, killing at least 11 innocent Iraqis. Blackwater was then banned by the Iraqi government, yet subsequently put back to work just days later by the U.S. government.&nbsp; </p><p>This disclosure came after Defense Secretary Robert Gates sent officials to Iraq to learn more about private contractors working there. </p><p>The <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/27/world/middleeast/27contractor.html?ex=1348545600&amp;amp;en=c574e6eed665fc2e&amp;amp;ei=5090&amp;amp;partner=rssuserland&amp;amp;emc=rss">New York Times</a> has more. </p></p> </div> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/13985-gates-to-investigate-blackwater-in-iraq 2008-01-12T20:23:11Z GottaLaff <div class="post_content"> <p><p>How many investigations does this make? 30? 40?</p><blockquote><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070926/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_iraq_contractors;_ylt=AvDaN7gBfK_ri5aA5KYDoh2s0NUE">Unhappy with the <span>Pentagon</span>&#39;s oversight</a> of its private contractors in Iraq, Defense <span>Secretary Robert Gates</span> has dispatched a fact-finding team to probe further into the problem, officials said Wednesday. </p></blockquote><p>And there&#39;s more!</p><blockquote><p><strong><span>The Pentagon</span> also disclosed that for several months it has been developing additional guidance for American commanders and other senior defense officials </strong>on how the Uniform Code of Military Justice can be used to discipline contractors. Prior to October 2006 the code did not apply to contractors. </p></blockquote><p>Why don&#39;t I feel better yet?</p><blockquote><p>&quot;He&#39;s asked some early questions, he&#39;s received some early answers,&quot; Morrell said. &quot;Those answers, at least when it comes to the oversight component, have not been satisfactory.&quot;</p><p><strong>Morrell would not elaborate on what Gates found unsatisfactory.</strong></p></blockquote><p>I bet we can guess. </p><blockquote><p>As a result, Gates sent a five-person team to Iraq on Sunday to <strong>&quot;talk to all the key players,&quot; including <span>Gen. David Petraeus</span> and Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno &mdash; the top two U.S. commanders there &mdash; </strong>and obtain additional details for Gates by the end of this week, the press secretary said. </p></blockquote><p>I&#39;m sure they&#39;ll be completely transparent and we&#39;ll find out exactly what&#39;s been going on.&nbsp; That should be on the same day I see that pig doing air maneuvers.&nbsp;</p> </p> </div> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/12893-gates-says-bush-should-veto-troop-relief-bill 2008-10-24T15:30:10Z John Ehrenfeld <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/y4nSfj46RmE&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/y4nSfj46RmE&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/12893-gates-says-bush-should-veto-troop-relief-bill"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/12968" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>Well, looks like another back-stabbing assault on US troops by those they trust to look out for them. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday he is against a Senate proposal to give battle-weary US troops in Iraq more rest between tours of duty. Gates also said that he would recommend that Bush veto the proposal if passed. Incredible!</p>Watch Gates hesitate and stumble his way through Chris Wallace&#39;s softballs and then watch Joe Biden clearly and articulately lay waste to Gates&#39;s position.<br /> <br /> When are those Republicans who claim to care for and support the troops so much going to wake-up and realize that <strong>no one supports the troops less than this administration!</strong> Inadequate body armor and Humvees, atrocious conditions for the wounded at Walter Reed and contaminated drinking water supplied by Halliburton&#39;s KBR subsidiary for 60 million dollars, demonstrate the contempt that the White House has had all along for our military in Iraq. Not to mention sending them to die for an immoral, unjustifiable war based on lies, oil and the enrichment of Bush and Cheney&#39;s war profiteer buddies.<p>This is just another reprehensible example of the same.<br /> </p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/12893-gates-says-bush-should-veto-troop-relief-bill">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/10216-commanding-role 2008-11-20T05:33:46Z Gallup <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GdQVyMj-E_k&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GdQVyMj-E_k&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/10216-commanding-role"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/10372" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>As he prepares a key report on the Iraq War, Americans weigh in on General David Petraeus.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/10216-commanding-role">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/4417-cap-s-pj-crowley-on-robert-gates-rumsfeld-resignation-on-fox 2008-10-15T21:30:06Z seeprogress <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JCDDNEVG4Tk&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JCDDNEVG4Tk&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/4417-cap-s-pj-crowley-on-robert-gates-rumsfeld-resignation-on-fox"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/3672" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>CAP Senior Fellow PJ Crowley discusses Defense Secretary nominee Robert Gates's qualifications to succeed Donald Rumsfeld and the challenges that await him with Fox News's Shepard Smith 11/8/06 <br />What if our most powerful weapons were ideas? Contribute to the collective genius and visit <br />www.americanprogress.org</p> <p>Not your ordinary think tank for these extrordinary times.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/4417-cap-s-pj-crowley-on-robert-gates-rumsfeld-resignation-on-fox">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/4414-cap-s-larry-korb-on-change-at-the-pentagon-rumfeld-to-gates 2008-10-15T21:30:11Z seeprogress <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WB7jSvywu9A&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WB7jSvywu9A&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/4414-cap-s-larry-korb-on-change-at-the-pentagon-rumfeld-to-gates"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/3669" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Center for American Progress Senior Fellow Lawrence Korb discusses the pending change at the Pentagon and the challenges facing the SecDef nominee Robert Gates on MSNBC. </p> <p>Contribute to the collective genius at www.americanprogress.org and learn more about STRATEGIC REDEPLOYMENT a progressive plan for Iraq and the wider war on terror</p> </div> <a href="/blog/4414-cap-s-larry-korb-on-change-at-the-pentagon-rumfeld-to-gates">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/4415-cap-s-larry-korb-rumsfeld-out-gates-in-at-pentagon-on-cnn 2008-10-15T21:30:07Z seeprogress <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7bNrgTagBX4&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7bNrgTagBX4&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/4415-cap-s-larry-korb-rumsfeld-out-gates-in-at-pentagon-on-cnn"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/3670" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Center for American Progress Senior Fellow and former Assistant Secretary of Defense Lawrence Korb discusses the appointment of Robert Gates to head up DOD and the departure of Donald Rumsfeld. <br />Learn more about Larry's comprehensive plan for Iraq and the war on terror: Strategic Redeployment at www.americanprogress.org</p> </div> <a href="/blog/4415-cap-s-larry-korb-rumsfeld-out-gates-in-at-pentagon-on-cnn">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/4412-pj-crowley-on-iran-us-iraq-baker-hamilton-study-group 2008-10-15T21:30:09Z seeprogress <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EBQNZgz5whE&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EBQNZgz5whE&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/4412-pj-crowley-on-iran-us-iraq-baker-hamilton-study-group"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/3667" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>CAP's PJ Crowley on US renewing diplomacy with Iran, the possible change of course for US policy on Iraq and the forthcoming Baker Hamilton Study Group report on Iraq with Shepard Smith on Fox News 11/13/06 <br />www.americanprogress.org</p> </div> <a href="/blog/4412-pj-crowley-on-iran-us-iraq-baker-hamilton-study-group">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/4411-larry-korb-on-gates-to-pentagon-on-cnn-s-american-morning 2008-10-15T21:30:10Z seeprogress <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PKZzm4advGI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PKZzm4advGI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/4411-larry-korb-on-gates-to-pentagon-on-cnn-s-american-morning"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/3666" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Center for American Progress Senior Fellow Lawrence Korb shares his thoughts on a Robert Gates-led Department of Defense with CNN's Dan Lothian for his piece for American Morning 11/14/06 <br />www.americanprogress.org</p> </div> <a href="/blog/4411-larry-korb-on-gates-to-pentagon-on-cnn-s-american-morning">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/4409-cap-s-pj-crowley-on-iran-iraq-on-cnbc-s-kudlow-co 2008-10-15T21:30:08Z seeprogress <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vOvj1FHVPRw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vOvj1FHVPRw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/4409-cap-s-pj-crowley-on-iran-iraq-on-cnbc-s-kudlow-co"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/3664" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>CAP Senior Fellow and Director of National Defense & Homeland Security PJ Crowley shares his thoughts on Iran's nuclear defiance and the situation in Iraq on CNBC's Kudlow & Company 11/14/06 <br />www.americanprogress.org</p> </div> <a href="/blog/4409-cap-s-pj-crowley-on-iran-iraq-on-cnbc-s-kudlow-co">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/4364-iraq-costs-will-double-in-07-more-on-iraq-baker-hamilton 2008-10-15T21:30:29Z seeprogress <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fNa5g-AhTnc&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fNa5g-AhTnc&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/4364-iraq-costs-will-double-in-07-more-on-iraq-baker-hamilton"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/3619" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Center for American Progress Senior Fellow PJ Crowley offers his thoughts on major points in the forthcoming Baker Hamilton Iraq Study Group Report and the reception awaiting Defense Secretary nominee Robert Gates at Congressional hearings next week and he makes some news: the cost of the war in Iraq will DOUBLE to $200 billion 2007.</p> <p>For more on the Baker Hamilton Iraq Study Group report and Strategic Redeployment, the Center's comprehensive plan for Iraq and the region please see: <br />http://www.americanprogress...</p> <p>What if our most powerful weapons were ideas? <br />Contribute to the collective genius. <br />www.americanprogress.org</p> </div> <a href="/blog/4364-iraq-costs-will-double-in-07-more-on-iraq-baker-hamilton">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/4353-robert-gates-to-pentagon-confirmation-hearings-gma 2008-10-15T21:30:35Z seeprogress <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ixApOGwjc3o&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ixApOGwjc3o&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/4353-robert-gates-to-pentagon-confirmation-hearings-gma"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/3608" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Center for American Progress Senior Fellow Dr Lawrence Korb shares his thoughts on the hearings to confirm Robert Gates as the next Secretary of Defense with ABC's Claire Shipman for Good Morning America. 12/5/06</p> <p>For more of the Center's work on National Security and International Affairs and Homeland Defense please see: <br />http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/security</p> <p>What if our most powerful weapons were ideas? <br />Contribute to the collective genius. <br />www.americanprogress.org</p> </div> <a href="/blog/4353-robert-gates-to-pentagon-confirmation-hearings-gma">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/4354-will-robert-gates-be-the-next-defense-secretary 2008-10-15T21:30:36Z seeprogress <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SLIlfEZ7_Ek&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SLIlfEZ7_Ek&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/4354-will-robert-gates-be-the-next-defense-secretary"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/3609" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Center for American Progress Senior Fellow Dr Lawrence Korb shares his thoughts on what to expect as the US Senate takes up the nomination of Robert Gates to succeed Donald Rumsfeld at the Pentagon. </p> <p>For more on the Iraq Study Group and Strategic Redeployment, the Center's plan for Iraq and the region please visit: <br />http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2006/11/baker_hamilton.html</p> <p>Real progress will be achieved only through innovative solutions borne of open collaborations. <br />Add to the collective genius. <br />www.americanprogress.org</p> </div> <a href="/blog/4354-will-robert-gates-be-the-next-defense-secretary">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/4346-baker-hamilton-iraq-study-group-report-doesnt-go-far-enough 2008-10-15T21:30:39Z seeprogress <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/exJNySXJJXs&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/exJNySXJJXs&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/4346-baker-hamilton-iraq-study-group-report-doesnt-go-far-enough"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/3601" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Baker Hamilton doesnt go far enough. So says Center for American Progress Senior Fellow Dr Lawrence Korb on the public release of the Iraq Study Group's recommendations today 12/6/06</p> <p>For more on the Iraq Study Group/Baker Hamilton Report and the Center's plan for Iraq - Strategic Redeployment 2.0 please see: <br />http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2006/12/isg_report.html</p> <p>What if our most powerful weapons were ideas? <br />WWW.AMERICANPROGRESS.ORG</p> </div> <a href="/blog/4346-baker-hamilton-iraq-study-group-report-doesnt-go-far-enough">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/4344-when-will-the-us-change-course-in-iraq 2008-10-15T21:30:38Z seeprogress <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EhvFtE2eEd8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EhvFtE2eEd8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/4344-when-will-the-us-change-course-in-iraq"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/3599" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>According to incoming Defense Secretary Robert Gates, the US is not winning in Iraq. That sentiment was repeated clearly and often by members of the Baker Hamilton Iraq Study Group. <br />Center for American Progress Senior Fellow PJ Crowley offers a timetable of when a change in course will come. </p> <p>For more on the Iraq Study Group and the Center's plan for Iraq and the region, Strategic Redeployment, please see: <br />http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2006/12/isg_report.html</p> <p>WWW.AMERICANPROGRESS.ORG</p> </div> <a href="/blog/4344-when-will-the-us-change-course-in-iraq">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/4340-can-iran-and-syria-help-iraq-joe-cirincione-on-msnbc 2008-10-15T21:30:40Z seeprogress <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/s3xRlvUyH-0&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/s3xRlvUyH-0&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/4340-can-iran-and-syria-help-iraq-joe-cirincione-on-msnbc"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/3595" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>The Baker Hamilton Iraq Study Group recommends that the United States diplomatically engage Iran and Syria in order to help Iraq's fledgling government stand up. Joe Cirinicione debates the merits of opening a dialogue with two long standing enemies of the US.</p> <p>For more on the Center's plan for Iraq and the region please see: <a href="http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2006/11/baker_hamilton.html">www.americanprogress.org</a> </p> <p>WWW.AMERICANPROGRESS.ORG</p> </div> <a href="/blog/4340-can-iran-and-syria-help-iraq-joe-cirincione-on-msnbc">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/4333-white-house-delays-iraq-plan-signals-more-troops-to-iraq 2008-10-15T21:30:40Z seeprogress <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/c0HeZvOjp1Q&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/c0HeZvOjp1Q&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/4333-white-house-delays-iraq-plan-signals-more-troops-to-iraq"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/3588" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Is the White House preparing to INCREASE the number of US troops in Iraq? Center for American Progress Senior Fellow PJ Crowley evaluates the question on Fox News with Bill Hemmer 12/13/06</p> <p>WWW.AMERICANPROGRESS.ORG</p> </div> <a href="/blog/4333-white-house-delays-iraq-plan-signals-more-troops-to-iraq">Watch the video</a>