Gates: troops in Afghanistan sooner rather than later

Meredith MacKenzie

During a press conference at the Pentagon, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates says that the Defense Department is working hard to find opportunities to send more troops to Afghanistan “sooner rather than later.” (0:50)

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July 16, 2008

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