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US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (C) visits troops from the 4th Brigade, 1st Armored Division’s Advise and Assist Mission upon his arrival at COB Adder in Tallil, Iraq, July 28, 2009. Gates, on a previously unannounced mission, urged Iraq’s communities to settle political differences before US troops leave by the end of 2011.
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