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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, escorts King Abdullah II, left, ruler of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, into the Pentagon, April 24, 2009. Abdullah was welcomed with a full honors arrival ceremony on the Pentagon parade field and then met with Gates to discuss a variety of regional security issues.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, escorts King Abdullah II, left, ruler of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, into the Pentagon, April 24, 2009. Abdullah was welcomed with a full honors arrival ceremony on the Pentagon parade field and then met with Gates to discuss a variety of regional security issues.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, escorts King Abdullah II, left, ruler of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, into the Pentagon, April 24, 2009. Abdullah was welcomed with a full honors arrival ceremony on the Pentagon parade field and then met with Gates to discuss a variety of regional security issues.

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