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Maj. Gen. W.E. Gaskin, commanding general, Multi-National Force-West, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), speaks with Pentagon reporters via satellite, providing an update of ongoing operations in western Iraq, March 30, 2007.

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Maj. Gen. W.E. Gaskin, commanding general, Multi-National Force-West, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), speaks with Pentagon reporters via satellite, providing an update of ongoing operations in western Iraq, March 30, 2007.

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