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Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates conducts a press conference at Camp Fallujah, Iraq, on April 19, 2007. Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace (right), U.S. Marine Corps, are in Iraq to meet with Army Gen. David Petraeus (left), commander Multinational Force Iraq, Maj. Gen. Walter Gaskin (3rd from left), U.S. Marine Corps, Commander of Multinational Forces-Iraq West, Navy Adm. William Fallon (center), commander of U.S. Central Command, and Army Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno (2nd from right), commander Multinational Corps Iraq.

Secretary Gates conducts a press conference at Camp Fallujah.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates conducts a press conference at Camp Fallujah, Iraq, on April 19, 2007. Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace (right), U.S. Marine Corps, are in Iraq to meet with Army Gen. David Petraeus (left), commander Multinational Force Iraq, Maj. Gen. Walter Gaskin (3rd from left), U.S. Marine Corps, Commander of Multinational Forces-Iraq West, Navy Adm. William Fallon (center), commander of U.S. Central Command, and Army Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno (2nd from right), commander Multinational Corps Iraq.

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