Secretary Gates in Iraq

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates reviews an article in preparation for a press conference with Iraqi Minister of Defense Abdul Qadir Obeidi in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 21, 2006. DoD photo by Cherie A. Thurlby. (Released)

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, left, speaks with Prime Minister of Iraq Nouri al-Maliki, right, through his interpreter during a meeting in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 21, 2006. DoD photo by Cherie A. Thurlby. (Released)

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, second from left, exits a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Balad Air Base, Iraq, Dec. 21, 2006, to attend a meeting with U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Stan McChrystal, of Task Force 88. DoD photo by Cherie A. Thurlby. (Released)

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace speaks with U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1st Infantry Division after a breakfast meeting with them and Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates at Camp Victory, Iraq, Dec. 21, 2006. DoD photo by Cherie A. Thurlby. (Released)

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates eats breakfast with U.S. service members at Camp Victory, Iraq, Dec. 21, 2006. DoD photo by Cherie A. Thurlby. (Released)

Gates Meets With Troops Over Breakfast in Baghdad, Asks Their Advice
By Kathleen T. Rhem
BAGHDAD, Dec. 21, 2006 (AFPS) -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is here to ask tough questions of generals, diplomats and Iraqi leaders. But this morning, he asked some of the same questions to a different group of the people putting their lives on the line every day here: junior enlisted soldiers and Army noncommissioned officers.

Gates Assures Iraqi People of Steadfast U.S. Support
By Kathleen T. Rhem
BAGHDAD, Dec. 21, 2006 (AFPS) -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today assured the Iraqi people that the United States is firmly behind them and is working with their government to solve Iraq’s political, military and economic woes.

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Secretary Gates Breakfast Meeting with Troops in Iraq

Press Availability with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Iraqi Minister of Defense Abdul Qadir Muhammed Jasim in Baghdad, Iraq


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