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President Barack Obama talks with Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, outside the Oval Office following a meeting in the Situation Room at the White House, June 19, 2014.

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President Barack Obama talks with Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, outside the Oval Office following a meeting in the Situation Room at the White House, June 19, 2014.

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