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Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld responds to a reporter's question concerning the funding for deployments to the Persian Gulf region during a Pentagon press briefing on Jan. 15, 2003. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard B. Myers (right), U.S. Air Force, joined Rumsfeld at the briefing to update reporters.

Secretary Rumsfeld responds to a reporter's question concerning the funding for deployments to the Persian Gulf.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld responds to a reporter's question concerning the funding for deployments to the Persian Gulf region during a Pentagon press briefing on Jan. 15, 2003. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard B. Myers (right), U.S. Air Force, joined Rumsfeld at the briefing to update reporters.

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