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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates says goodbye to Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai before the president boards his aircraft at Campbell Army Airfield, Fort Campbell, Ky., May 14, 2010. Gates, Karzai and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited the base so Karzai could thank U.S. troops for their work in Afghanistan.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates says goodbye to Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai before the president boards his aircraft at Campbell Army Airfield, Fort Campbell, Ky., May 14, 2010. Gates, Karzai and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited the base so Karzai could thank U.S. troops for their work in Afghanistan.

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