Gates warns against more land wars

Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned against committing the military to big land wars in Asia or the Middle East, saying anyone proposing otherwise \"should ha...

Defense Secretary Robert Gates is warning against committing the military to more big land wars in Asia or the Middle East. Gates told crowd of cadets at West Point Military Academy that anyone who thinks otherwise about starting a new war like the ones in Iraq and Afghanistan should have their head examined. Gates said this would be his last speech before the academy before he leaves his job later this year.

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