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Army Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute (right), director for operations, the Joint Staff, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Mark Kimmitt conduct a Pentagon operational update briefing Feb. 9, 2007.

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Army Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute (right), director for operations, the Joint Staff, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Mark Kimmitt conduct a Pentagon operational update briefing Feb. 9, 2007.

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