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Defense Secretary Robert Gates responds to a question as Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Gen. George Casey, commander, Multi-national Forces-Iraq look on, during a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 22, 2006.

BAGHDAD BRIEFING

Defense Secretary Robert Gates responds to a question as Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Gen. George Casey, commander, Multi-national Forces-Iraq look on, during a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 22, 2006.

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