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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta delivers remarks at an event hosted by the Carnegie Europe Center, part of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, at the Conrad Hotel in Brussels, Oct. 5, 2011. Panetta is in Belgium to meet with NATO counterparts and defense leaders to discuss lessons learned during NATO operations in Libya and Afghanistan, and the alliance's future defense needs.

CARNEGIE EVENT

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta delivers remarks at an event hosted by the Carnegie Europe Center, part of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, at the Conrad Hotel in Brussels, Oct. 5, 2011. Panetta is in Belgium to meet with NATO counterparts and defense leaders to discuss lessons learned during NATO operations in Libya and Afghanistan, and the alliance's future defense needs.

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