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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks with Dr. Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, and members of the audience during the CFR Daughters and Sons event in New York, Dec. 17, 2008.

FOREIGN RELATIONS TALK

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks with Dr. Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, and members of the audience during the CFR Daughters and Sons event in New York, Dec. 17, 2008.

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