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Iraqi Minister of Defense Jawad al-Bolani and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates answers questions at a press event after holding an office visit in the international zone of Baghdad, July 28, 2009.

Iraqi Minister of Defense Jawad al-Bolani and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates answers questions at a press event after holding an office visit in the international zone of Baghdad, July 28, 2009.

Iraqi Minister of Defense Jawad al-Bolani and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates answers questions at a press event after holding an office visit in the international zone of Baghdad, July 28, 2009.

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