Gates: Public Will Not Tolerate ‘Perception of Stalemate’ In Afghanistan Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said that progress must be made in Afghanistan, in order to maintain support of the mission. “If we are making progress and its clear that we have the right strategy then I think the people will be patient,” Gates said. “The one thing think none of the publics, … including the American public, will tolerate is the perception of stalemate in which we’re losing young men.”
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