Gates’ Spokesman on F-22 Vote: ‘An Important Step’ to Reform

I asked Geoff Morrell, spokesman for Defense Secretary Robert Gates, for a reaction to Gates’ victory in the Senate over the F-22 just now. Morrell:

“Secretary Gates appreciates the careful consideration Senators have given to  this matter of national security and he applauds their bipartisan support to  complete the

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Withdrawal Is Victory

Yesterday’s Pentagon briefing featured a telling exchange about Iraq between a reporter (whom I think was McClatchy’s Nancy Youssef) and  spokesman Geoff Morrell. If the United States is on pace to withdraw from Iraq, the reporter wanted to know, wasn’t the United States declaring victory? Morrell came up with a More…

Oh, How the Ghost of You Lingers…

Defense Secretary Bob Gates’ spokesman Geoff Morrell  tells Ben Smith there’s still a GWOT after all.