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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with Iraqi security personnel during a site visit on Combined Operating Base Adder in Talil, Iraq, July 28, 2009. Gates visited Iraq to receive operational updates and meet with key Iraqi officials.

IRAQI HANDSHAKE

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with Iraqi security personnel during a site visit on Combined Operating Base Adder in Talil, Iraq, July 28, 2009. Gates visited Iraq to receive operational updates and meet with key Iraqi officials.

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