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Defense Secretary Robert Gates and U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meet with Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno, commander multinational corps-Iraq, at Al Faw palace during a visit to Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 20, 2006.

GATES IN BAGHDAD

Defense Secretary Robert Gates and U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meet with Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno, commander multinational corps-Iraq, at Al Faw palace during a visit to Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 20, 2006.

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