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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta meets with Kuwaiti leaders before a meeting with Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah, Amir of the State of Kuwait, in Kuwait City, Kuwait, Dec. 11, 2012. Kuwaiti Defense Minister Ahmad Al-Khalid al-Hamad al-Sabah, right, looks on.

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta meets with Kuwaiti leaders before a meeting with Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah, Amir of the State of Kuwait, in Kuwait City, Kuwait, Dec. 11, 2012. Kuwaiti Defense Minister Ahmad Al-Khalid al-Hamad al-Sabah, right, looks on.

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta meets with Kuwaiti leaders before a meeting with Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah, Amir of the State of Kuwait, in Kuwait City, Kuwait, Dec. 11, 2012. Kuwaiti Defense Minister Ahmad Al-Khalid al-Hamad al-Sabah, right, looks on.

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