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Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace answers a question from the media while Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates looks on during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Sept. 14, 2007. The two briefed and answered questions on the reduction of combat forces in Iraq.

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Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace answers a question from the media while Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates looks on during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Sept. 14, 2007. The two briefed and answered questions on the reduction of combat forces in Iraq.

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