BAGHDAD, Feb. 11 -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Monday that he would support a temporary halt in the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq this summer, a move that elicited anger from Democrats backing a speedier military exit from the country. -
Defense Secretary Supports A Pause in Iraq Withdrawal
BAGHDAD, Feb. 11 -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Monday that he would support a temporary halt in the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq this summer, a move that elicited anger from Democrats backing a speedier military exit from the country.-
By Amit R. Paley and Ann Scott Tyson