Person of the Year 2007
His final year as Russia's President has been his most successful yet. At home, he secured his political future. Abroad, he expanded his outsize—if not always benign—influence on global affairs
Robert Gates
Person of the Year 2007
He rocked Washington by admitting something his predecessor as Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, wouldn't: The U.S. was not winning in Iraq. A year later, even war critic Rep. John Murtha declared that the "surge" strategy appeared to be working. A close associate of the first President Bush, Gates took some pressure off Bush II, but the toughest questions remain: can progress endure, will Iraq ever stand on its own, and has this war damaged the Army for years to come?
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