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Publication Date: December 2006
Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Author(s): Mackenzie M. Eaglen; James Jay Carafano
Research Area: Military and defense
Keywords: National security; defense
Type: Brief
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
The confirmation hearing of Robert Gates as Secretary of Defense focused on the war in Iraq and the broader war on terrorism, equipment modernization, the size of the military, and defense spending.