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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates listens to a reporter's question while en route to Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 7, 2009. Gates is on his first trip to Southwest Asia after President Barack Obama decided to send an additional 30,000 troops to the region.

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates listens to a reporter's question while en route to Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 7, 2009. Gates is on his first trip to Southwest Asia after President Barack Obama decided to send an additional 30,000 troops to the region.

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