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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates listens to U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Paul "Dutch" Van Sickle, commanding general U.S. Military Training Mission, Eskan Village, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 6, 2009. Gates is in Saudi Arabia to meet with local leaders and discuss defense issues.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates listens to U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Paul "Dutch" Van Sickle, commanding general U.S. Military Training Mission, Eskan Village, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 6, 2009. Gates is in Saudi Arabia to meet with local leaders and discuss defense issues.

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