Tough and at times sarcastic, Gates described Iran as an ongoing menace not only for its nuclear aspirations but for supplying weapons to insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan, backing the armed Islamic Hezbollah and Hamas, and developing medium-range ballistic missiles. "The estimate clearly has come at an awkward time. It has annoyed our friends and confused allies around the world in terms of what we're trying to accomplish. |
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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.