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锘?!DOCTYPE html PUBliC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>Gates: New Afghanistan Strategy a High Priority - VOA Standard English In 2008</title><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta content="all" name="robots"/><meta content="VOA Standard English In 2008, Gates: New Afghanistan Strategy a High Priority" name="description" /><meta content="VOA Standard English In 2008" name="keywords" /><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/images/style.css" /><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/images/text-small.css" title="Small Text" /><link rel="alternate stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/images/text-medium.css" title="Medium Text" /><link rel="alternate stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/images/text-large.css" title="Large Text" /></head><body><div><img id="logo" src="/images/voa.gif" alt="VOA" /></div><div id="nav"><a title="VOA" href="http://www.51voa.com/"><b>缇庡浗涔嬮煶</b></a> > <a href="http://www.51voa.com/VOA_Standard_English/index.html">VOA Standard English</a> > <a href="http://www.51voa.com/VOA_Standard_1.html">VOA Standard English In 2008</a> <script type="text/javascript" src="/images/notice.js"></script></div><div id="leftMainContainer"><div id="leftNav"><div class="leftN_title">VOA Standard English</div><ul><li><a href="/VOA_Standard_1.html">VOA Standard English <img src=/images/new.gif border=0></a></li> <li><a href="/VOA_Standard_1_archiver.html">VOA Standard English Archives </a></li> </ul><div class="leftN_title">VOA Special English</div><ul><li><a href="/Development_Report_1.html">Development Report</a></li><li><a href="/This_is_America_1.html">This is America</a></li><li><a href="/Agriculture_Report_1.html">Agriculture Report</a></li><li><a href="/Science_in_the_News_1.html">Science in the News</a></li><li><a href="/Health_Report_1.html">Health Report</a></li><li><a href="/Explorations_1.html">Explorations</a></li><li><a href="/Education_Report_1.html">Education Report</a></li><li><a href="/The_Making_of_a_Nation_1.html">The Making of a Nation</a></li><li><a href="/Economics_Report_1.html">Economics Report</a></li><li><a href="/American_Mosaic_1.html">American Mosaic</a></li><li><a href="/In_the_News_1.html">In the News</a></li><li><a href="/American_Stories_1.html">American Stories</a></li><li><a href="/Words_And_Their_Stories_1.html">Words And Their Stories</a></li><li><a href="/People_in_America_1.html">People in America</a></li></ul><div class="leftN_title">VOA English Learning</div><ul><li><a href="/Word_Master_1.html">Wordmaster</a></li><li><a href="/Learn_A_Word_1.html">Learn A Word</a></li><li><a href="/Bilingual_News_1.html">Bilingual News</a></li><li><a href="/American_Cafe_1.html">American Cafe</a></li><li><a href="/Popular_American_1.html">Popular American</a></li><li><a href="/Business_Etiquette_1.html">Business Etiquette</a></li><li><a href="/Sports_English_1.html">Sports English</a></li><li><a href="/Words_And_Idioms_1.html">Words And Idioms</a></li><li><a href="/Intermediate_American_English_1.html">Intermediate American English</a></li></ul></div><div id="rightContainer"><span class="title">Gates: New Afghanistan Strategy a High Priority</span><div id="contentAds"><script type="text/javascript"><!--google_ad_client = "pub-3585518775245612";/* 51VOAContent */google_ad_slot = "4281465902";google_ad_width = 336;google_ad_height = 280;//--></script><script type="text/javascript"src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script></div><span id="content"><EMBED src=/path.asp?url=/200812/klein_Gates_Afghanistan_02dec08.mp3 width=280 height=40 type=audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin tppabs="" Controls="ControlPanel" autostart="false"></EMBED><BR><A class=wwmp3 href="/path.asp?url=/200812/klein_Gates_Afghanistan_02dec08.mp3">» Download Audio</A><BR><BR><SPAN class=byline>By Kent Klein</SPAN> <BR><SPAN class=dateline>Washington</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=datetime><EM>03 December 2008</EM></SPAN><BR><P><B>U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says a new strategy for fighting Islamic extremists in Afghanistan will be a high priority for the administration of President-elect Barack Obama. Gates, who has served as Defense secretary under President George Bush, has been chosen by Mr. Obama to remain in the post. VOA's Kent Klein reports from Washington.</B><BR><BR><TABLE class=APIMAGE style="DIRECTION: ltr" width=210 align=right><TBODY><TR><TD><IMG id=||CPIMAGE:584217| title="Defense Secretary Robert Gates holds a press briefing at the Pentagon, 2 Dec. 2008" height=144 alt="Defense Secretary Robert Gates holds a press briefing at the Pentagon, 2 Dec. 2008" hspace=2 src="/images/200812/AP_US_Defense_Robert_Gates_02dec08_210.jpg" width=210 vspace=2 border=0></TD></TR><TR><TD class=imagecaption>Defense Secretary Robert Gates holds a press briefing at the Pentagon, 2 Dec. 2008</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Secretary Gates told reporters at the Pentagon on Tuesday that one of his first priorities in the new administration, which begins on January 20, will be to re-evaluate U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. <BR><BR>"It is very important for us to do everything we can to make sure that the Afghans understand this is their fight, and they have to be out front in this fight," he said. "That is why I am such a strong supporter of accelerating the expansion of the Afghan army."<BR><BR>The Bush administration is reviewing the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, and the Obama administration is expected to do the same.<BR><BR>Gates said U.S. officials are greatly concerned about terrorist safe havens on both sides of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, which Mr. Obama has called the number one threat to the security of Americans. Gates said the United States and Afghanistan will increase their efforts to close safe havens on the Afghan side of the border, and he said Washington will emphasize a similar partnership with Pakistan's government to shut down the enclaves on its side. <BR><BR>"We are prepared to move as quickly as the Pakistanis are," he said. "I know they are uneasy about the American footprint in Pakistan, and I think we have to be sensitive to their political concerns. At the same time, we cannot do this on our own."<BR><BR><TABLE class=APIMAGE style="DIRECTION: ltr" width=195 align=right><TBODY><TR><TD><IMG id=||CPIMAGE:491350| title="Soldiers in a Humvee patrol the perimeter of the Camp Delta detention compound, at Guantanamo Bay's US Naval Base, in Cuba, 06 Jun 2008" height=190 alt="Soldiers in a Humvee patrol the perimeter of the Camp Delta detention compound, at Guantanamo Bay's US Naval Base, in Cuba, 06 Jun 2008" hspace=2 src="/images/200812/AFP-Camp-Delta-detention-compound-at-Guantanamo-Bays-US-Naval-Base-in-Cuba-6jun08.jpg" width=195 vspace=2 border=0></TD></TR><TR><TD class=imagecaption>Soldiers in a Humvee patrol the perimeter of the Camp Delta detention compound, at Guantanamo Bay's US Naval Base, in Cuba, 06 Jun 2008</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Secretary Gates also said another high priority will be to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba, where more than 250 detainees suspected of terrorism are being held. Gates said closing the controversial facility will require help from Capitol Hill.<BR> <BR>"I think it is possible to close it," he said. "I think it does require a joint effort with the Congress. I think some legislation probably is needed as a part of it. I think trying to move forward on that, at least from my standpoint, should be a high priority."<BR><BR>The defense secretary commended India for its restraint in responding to last week's deadly attacks in Mumbai. He said the killings were clearly the act of an extremist group trying to target Americans and Britons. But he acknowledged that most of those who died were Indians.<BR><BR>Gates is the only Bush administration cabinet member who has been asked to stay on in the Obama administration.<BR> </P></span><div id="list"><ol><LI><A href="VOA_Standard_English_26726.html" target=_blank>Thai PM to Resign, Protesters to Leave Airports</A></LI><LI><A href="VOA_Standard_English_26720.html" target=_blank>S. 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