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Defense Secretary Robert Gates speaks with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, through his interpreter, center, during a meeting in Baghdad to discuss the current and future well-being of Iraq, Dec. 21, 2006.

IRAQ'S FUTURE

Defense Secretary Robert Gates speaks with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, through his interpreter, center, during a meeting in Baghdad to discuss the current and future well-being of Iraq, Dec. 21, 2006.

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