Amerika Serikat (AS) seharusnya tidak menarik tentara dari Irak, meski jika nantinya rencana mengirim 20 ribu tentara tambahan, gagal, kata Menteri Pertahanan Robert Gates, Jumat.
The United States should not withdraw troops from Iraq even if its plan to send in 20,000 extra forces to stabilize the country fails, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.