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Defense Secretary Robert Gates slipped into Iraq Thursday to warn Iraqi leaders that the U.S. commitment to a military buildup there is not open-ended.

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STONERS
April 19, 2007, 12:46 p.m.
Gates said the political tumult in Washington over financing the military presence in Iraq shows that both the American public and the Bush administration are running out of patience with the war.
"I'm sympathetic with some of the challenges that they face," Gates said of the Iraqis during his surprise visit. But, he said, "the clock is ticking."
Gates added, "Frankly I would like to see faster progress."
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DoseASpinoza
April 20, 2007, 12:18 p.m.
If Gates had been in this post to begin with, there is a good chance we would not be in this situation.
Daddy's friends sent in to clean up Dubya's messes yet again.