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Robert Gates
stated on January 13, 2014 in an interview with NPR:

On foreign policy, Joe Biden was against aid for Vietnam, said the fall of the Shah was "a step forward" for human rights in Iran, opposed Reagan's defense build-up and voted against the first Gulf War.

By Steve Contorno • January 16, 2014
Robert Gates
stated on April 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week":

"The video doesn't show the broader picture of the firing that was going on at American troops."

By Robert Farley • April 12, 2010
Robert Gates
stated on April 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week":

"The policy of the Bush administration was also not to add new nuclear capabilities."

By Robert Farley • April 11, 2010