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Army Gen. Tommy Franks, commander of U.S. Central Command, speaks with reporters outside a hotel in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on April 27, 2003. Franks is accompanying Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld during a trip to the Persian Gulf region to visit the troops.

Gen. Tommy Franks, commander of U.S. Central Command, speaks with reporters in Abu Dhabi.

Army Gen. Tommy Franks, commander of U.S. Central Command, speaks with reporters outside a hotel in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on April 27, 2003. Franks is accompanying Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld during a trip to the Persian Gulf region to visit the troops.

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