Gates arrives in Iraq Posted byadmin July 28, 2009 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday arrived in Iraq, where he will meet with the country’s prime minister, Nuri al Maliki, and get a first-hand look at the American military’s new role of supporting Iraqi forces. Related posts: Ousted Honduran president arrives at border Gates: N. Korean rocket plans are militaristic CIA chief arrives in Pakistan Blackwater era ending in Iraq Suu Kyi trial postponed as U.N. chief arrives