Gates wants more troops from allies to dampen the Taliban momentum
Tania Solanki
Oct. 6, 2009

Speaking at George Washington University for a program to be broadcast Tuesday Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Taliban insurgency currently has the momentum in Afghanistan.

"Because of our inability and the inability, frankly, of our allies to put enough troops in Afghanistan, the Taliban do have the momentum right now," he told CNN's Christiane Amanpour and former CNN Washington Bureau Chief Frank Sesno in the panel discussion that included Clinton.

Gates made clear that no matter what Obama decides on immediate troop levels, the United States will remain in Afghanistan to continue efforts to dismantle terrorist organizations and help with economic development and nation building.

"We''re not leaving Afghanistan," he declared, adding: "There should be no uncertainty in terms of our determination to remain in Afghanistan and to continue to build a relationship of partnership and trust with the Pakistanis. That's long term. That's a strategic objective of the United States."

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