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"We've seen nothing at this point that would make that necessary."

Robert Gates Nov 20 2009 10:15 AM from DNA India

"We were very heartened when the election law was passed, and we hope that the concerns that have been expressed can be resolved quickly and new legislation passed so that the election can take place within the constitutional..."

Robert Gates Nov 20 2009 4:39 AM from Khaleej Times

"I think we are set up and are flexible enough between now and the first of May, frankly"

Ray Odierno Nov 19 2009 7:50 AM from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"We don't have to make any decisions until the late spring"

Ray Odierno Nov 19 2009 7:31 AM from Philadelphia Inquirer

"I can see no reasonable scenario by which America can spend less and still provide our servicemen and women with the modern equipment and resources that they need to defend us."

Mitt Romney Nov 19 2009 2:38 AM from New Majority

"When I add up the demands of all these defense missions ... I do not come up with budget cuts. As a simple matter of budget mathematics, we cannot fulfill our military missions without an increase of $50 billion per year in the..."

Mitt Romney Nov 19 2009 2:38 AM from New Majority

"What I believe I have is flexibility and that's the most important thing -- that I have flexibility if we see a problem that we can adjust. And that's what I can do between now and May, that's for sure"

Ray Odierno Nov 18 2009 8:54 PM from The Post Chronicle

"That would then be based on, if we believe there is some sort of instability that would be created that would swiftly change the path that Iraq is on, and if that happened then we'd have to go back and get further guidance from..."

Ray Odierno Nov 18 2009 8:54 PM from The Post Chronicle

"The decision [to surge] at a minimum guaranteed that his [Bush's] presidency would not end with a defeat in history's eyes. By committing to the surge [the President] was certain to at least achieve a stalemate."

Steve Coll Nov 18 2009 6:01 PM from Counterpunch

"And, as Muslims, we don't believe miracles are possible now. The leadership in Afghanistan is getting more and more oblivious to the situation on the ground ... It's becoming obsessed with its own ideas, which are out of touch..."

Abdullah Abdullah Nov 18 2009 8:50 AM from Sacramento Bee