The US military should focus more on winning in Iraq and preparing to fight other insurgencies and less on possible big wars with other countries, Defense Secretary Robert Gates today said. ''The risk of over-extending the Army is real. But I believe the risk is far greater -- to that institution, as well as to our country -- if we were to fail in Iraq,'' he said. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.