WASHINGTON Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates urged Congress on Tuesday to grant the Pentagon permanent authority to train and equip foreign militaries, a task previously administered by the State Department, and to raise the annual budget for the effort to $750 million, a 250 percent increase.Mr. Gates said that rapidly building up the armed [...]
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4/17/2008
Pentagon Seeks Authority to Train and Equip Foreign Militaries
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