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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates conducts a press conference as U.S. Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr., commander of Multi-National Force - Iraq, looks on at Multi-National Force - Iraq headquarters on Camp Liberty, Iraq, Dec. 20, 2006, following a meeting with top generals.

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates conducts a press conference as U.S. Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr., commander of Multi-National Force - Iraq, looks on at Multi-National Force - Iraq headquarters on Camp Liberty, Iraq, Dec. 20, 2006, following a meeting with top generals.

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