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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with Massoud Barzani, president of the Kurdistan Regional Governement, at the regional White House during a brief visit to Erbil, Iraq, July 29, 2009.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with Massoud Barzani, president of the Kurdistan Regional Governement, at the regional White House during a brief visit to Erbil, Iraq, July 29, 2009.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with Massoud Barzani, president of the Kurdistan Regional Governement, at the regional White House during a brief visit to Erbil, Iraq, July 29, 2009.

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