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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks to members of the press in Kabul after touring field operating bases in Afghanistan during a recent trip to southwest Asia, May 7, 2009.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks to members of the press in Kabul after touring field operating bases in Afghanistan during a recent trip to southwest Asia, May 7, 2009.

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