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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, escorts Iraqi Minister of Defense Abd al-Qadir Al-Mufriji into the Pentagon to discuss bilateral security issues, Feb. 17, 2009.

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, escorts Iraqi Minister of Defense Abd al-Qadir Al-Mufriji into the Pentagon to discuss bilateral security issues, Feb. 17, 2009.

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