Gates spoke on Tuesday at a joint news conference at the Pentagon with French Defense Minister Herve Morin, who said on Monday that NATO should soon set a date for the start of such a withdrawal.

• 盖茨是星期二在五角大楼与法国国防部长埃尔韦.；莫兰举行的联合记者会上说这番话的。莫兰星期一提出，北约应当迅速确定一个开始撤军的日期。