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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta waves farewell at Baghdad International Airport before departing for Erbil, Iraq, to meet with Kurdistan Regional Government President Masoud Barzani, July 12, 2011.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta waves farewell at Baghdad International Airport before departing for Erbil, Iraq, to meet with Kurdistan Regional Government President Masoud Barzani, July 12, 2011.

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