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Defense Secretary Robert Gates is greeted at the aircraft by Gen. John Abizaid, center, commander of U.S. Central Command, and Gen. George Casey, commander of Multinational Forces-Iraq, upon his arrival in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 20, 2006.

GATES ARRIVES IN BAGHDAD

Defense Secretary Robert Gates is greeted at the aircraft by Gen. John Abizaid, center, commander of U.S. Central Command, and Gen. George Casey, commander of Multinational Forces-Iraq, upon his arrival in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 20, 2006.

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