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Commander of Multi-National Force - Iraq Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, U.S. Army, answers a reporter’s question during a press briefing in the Pentagon on Oct. 1, 2009.

Gen. Raymond T. Odierno answers a reporter’s question during a press briefing.

Commander of Multi-National Force - Iraq Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, U.S. Army, answers a reporter’s question during a press briefing in the Pentagon on Oct. 1, 2009.

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