BAGHDAD, Dec. 20 -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates spent his third day as Pentagon chief in an intense series of discussions with top U.S. military commanders about next steps in Iraq, but said he wouldn't move toward any conclusions until he had talked with senior Iraqi officials. -
Gates Talks Over Options With U.S. Commanders in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Dec. 20 -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates spent his third day as Pentagon chief in an intense series of discussions with top U.S. military commanders about next steps in Iraq, but said he wouldn't move toward any conclusions until he had talked with senior Iraqi officials.-
By Thomas E. Ricks