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U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets Turkish Gen. Ergin Saygun, deputy chief of the Turkish General Staff, at the river entrance to the Pentagon, Feb. 5, 2008. Saygun and Cartwright are meeting to discuss U.S.-Turkish relations.

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U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets Turkish Gen. Ergin Saygun, deputy chief of the Turkish General Staff, at the river entrance to the Pentagon, Feb. 5, 2008. Saygun and Cartwright are meeting to discuss U.S.-Turkish relations.

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