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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, second from the left, hosts a Pentagon meeting, Jan. 13, 2010, with Iraqi Vice President Adil Abd al-Mahdi, center, foreground. Joining Gates on the U.S. side are: Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy, Assistant Defense Secretary for International Security Affairs Ambassador Alexander Vershbow and Lt. Gen. Lloyd Austin, director of the Army's Joint Staff. One of al-Mahdi's advisors, Zuhair Humadi, sits to his left.

PENTAGON MEETING

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, second from the left, hosts a Pentagon meeting, Jan. 13, 2010, with Iraqi Vice President Adil Abd al-Mahdi, center, foreground. Joining Gates on the U.S. side are: Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy, Assistant Defense Secretary for International Security Affairs Ambassador Alexander Vershbow and Lt. Gen. Lloyd Austin, director of the Army's Joint Staff. One of al-Mahdi's advisors, Zuhair Humadi, sits to his left.

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