Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research in Washington on Tuesday, May 24, 2011. "I am determined that we not repeat the mistakes of the past, where budget targets were met mostly by taking a percentage off the top," he said. (Associated Press)
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research in Washington on Tuesday, May 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)