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U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates arrives to a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki December 5, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq. Gates made an unannounced trip to Iraq to reportedly assess the downturn in violence in the country.
Monday, Feb. 11, 2008

Open quoteThe brief period of consolidation and evaluation probably does make sense.Close quote

  • U.S Defense Secretary ROBERT GATES
  • endorsing the idea of a pause in the drawdown of U.S. forces from Iraq this summer
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