Robert Gates sat before them, almost penitent about the past.

罗伯特·盖茨坐在他们面前，对过去的事几乎无颜以对。

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ROBERT GATES: "Will people trust us?"

盖茨：“人们是否还会继续信任我们？”

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Robert Gates, his defence secretary, says that America is "tired of buying the same horse twice".

美国国防部长罗伯特盖茨称美国不会在同一个问题上犯两次错误的。

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In two thousand six, Defense Secretary Robert Gates advised President George W.Bush to base a missile defense system in Europe.

VOA: special.2009.09.19

American Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the Iranian missile will be able to travel up to two thousand five hundred kilometers.

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates also expressed support for ending the policy known as "Don't Ask,Don't Tell."

VOA: special.2010.02.06

There is no indication that new Defense Secretary Robert Gates disagrees with the Somalia operation this week.

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The attack came on the last morning of a two-day visit by U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.

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It rebuffed efforts by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to develop a next-generation nuclear warhead.

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