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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, right, meets with U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in Baghdad, Aug. 21, 2012.

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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, right, meets with U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in Baghdad, Aug. 21, 2012.

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