Secretary of Defense Robert Gates addresses conference in Grapevine 2:17 PM CT

By JESSICA MEYERS / The Dallas Morning News jmeyers@dallasnews.com On a brief Texas stop, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said today he had no plans to return to Texas A&M University and called a role under a possible Barack Obama administration “inconceivable” — but he didn’t rule it out entirely. Dr. Gates served as president of the university before assuming his current position in 2006. He spoke at the closing session of the Military Children Education Coalition’s 10th annual conference at the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine. He did not allow time for a scheduled Q &A following his speech. But in a brief interview he said that Iraq and Afghanistan were “different fronts” that deserved attention and that the United States would continue talks with Iran. “The notion that we are not talking to them is mistaken,” Mr.... [read full story]