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From left, President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter applaud as Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, the last commander of U.S. Forces Iraq, steps to the podium on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Dec. 20, 2011.

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From left, President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter applaud as Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, the last commander of U.S. Forces Iraq, steps to the podium on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Dec. 20, 2011.

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