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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 4, 2010. Mullen thanked Turkish leaders for their leadership in the region and their assistance with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 4, 2010. Mullen thanked Turkish leaders for their leadership in the region and their assistance with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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