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>GATES: ARABS SHOULD STRENGTHEN ARMIES TO COUNTER IRAN >THREAT > >September 8, 2009 > >Haaretz reports: “The United States' allies in the >Arab world should boost their military capabilities to >deter Iran from seeking nuclear weapons, U.S. Defense >Secretary Robert Gates said Monday in an interview >with Al-Jazeera. > >‘One of the pathways to get the Iranians to change >their approach on the nuclear issue is to persuade >them that moving down that path will actually >jeopardize their security, not enhance it,’ Gates told >the Qatar-based news network. > >He was responding to a question on reported arms sales >to Israel and Arab states that reportedly total dozens >of billions of dollars. > >The defense secretary added: ‘The more that our Arab >friends and allies can straighten their security >capabilities, the more they can strengthen their >co-operation, both with each other and with us, I >think sends the signal to the Iranians that this path >they're on is not going to advance Iranian security >but in fact could weaken it.’…”

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