US, Iraqis in ‘broad strategic agreement’: Gates
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said the United States and the Iraqi government are in “broad strategic agreement” on how to bring security to Baghdad, and that their generals would work up a specific plan. Winding up a three-day visit for a first-hand assessment of the situation, Gates said he would report to President George W. Bush as early as this weekend on his findings and impressions. Full Story