US Envoys Make Diplomatic Push In Middle East(Ray Odierno)
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (R) shakes hands with U.S. commander in Iraq, General Ray Odierno (C), as Gates arrives on July 28, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq. Gates is in Iraq to meet with American military commanders and Iraqi political leaders, including Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki of Iraq as well as Gen. Ray Odierno, the top American commander, in anticipation of a major drawdown of United States troops set to start early next year.
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