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  1. US commander in Iraq Ray Odierno speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  2. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 30: U.S. Army General Ray Odierno, commander of U.S. and international forces in Iraq, testifies before the House Armed Services Committee at the U.S. Capitol September 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. Odierno testified that as the frequency and level of violence in Iraq continues to decline that troops can be withdrawn from Iraq faster than anticipated.
  3. U.S. General Ray Odierno, commanding general of the Multi-National Force-Iraq, speaks during a news conference in Baghdad, November 18, 2009.
  4. U.S. General Ray Odierno, commanding general of the Multi-National Force-Iraq, speaks during a news conference in Baghdad, November 18, 2009.
  5. Staff Sgt. James Lacapra of Sandy, Oregon places an identification tag on an ammunition carrier at Camp Taji in Baghdad October 19, 2009. The commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, General Ray Odierno, said earlier this month that he expected the number of U.S. troops in Iraq to drop to as few as 110,000 by the end of this year. There currently are about 119,000. The U.S. combat mission in Iraq is slated to end on August 31, 2010. Picture taken October 19, 2009.
  6. Pfc. Daniel Garcia of Los Angeles attaches an identification tag on an ammunition carrier at Camp Taji in Baghdad October 19, 2009. The commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, General Ray Odierno, said earlier this month that he expected the number of U.S. troops in Iraq to drop to as few as 110,000 by the end of this year. There currently are about 119,000. The U.S. combat mission in Iraq is slated to end on August 31, 2010. Picture taken October 19, 2009.
  7. Ammunition carriers stand ready for final inspection at the Four Corners staging area at Camp Taji in Baghdad, October 19, 2009, before they are transported to Kuwait for eventual shipment back to the United States. The commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, General Ray Odierno, said earlier this month that he expected the number of U.S. troops in Iraq to drop to as few as 110,000 by the end of this year. There currently are about 119,000. The U.S. combat mission in Iraq is slated to end on August 31, 2010. Picture taken October 19, 2009.
  8. Gen. Ray Odierno, the top U.S. commander in Iraq meets with a group of injured U.S. Army troops who served in Iraq at al-Faw Palace, headquarters for the U.S. military command at Camp Victory outskirts Baghdad, Iraq. The group returned to Iraq this week as part of "Operation Proper Exit," a program sponsored by the nonprofit Troops First Foundation and the USO, which is returning troops to the battlefield where they were injured. Odierno met privately Sunday with the group and said they primarily asked questions about U.S. military progress in Iraq.
  9. US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates(L) and Chariman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen hold a press conference in the briefing room of the Pentagon in Washington, DC November 19, 2009, speaking about the shooting at Fort Hood. Gates on Thursday announced a major review of the Fort Hood shootings to examine if the military had missed warning signs or remained 'vulnerable' to similar assaults. The 45-day review would look at possible 'lapses or problems' before this month's army base shooting that killed 13 people and 'what can we do to prevent something like this from happening again,' Gates told a news conference.
  10. ARLINGTON, VA - NOVEMBER 19: U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates holds a news conference at the Pentagon November 19, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. In the wake of the Ft. Hood attack, Gates announced that former Army Secretary Togo West and former chief of naval operations Adm. Vernon Clark will head the 45-day review of personnel programs, medical screenings and release and discharge policies, as well as the department's stateside security programs at bases and other facilities.
  11. ARLINGTON, VA - NOVEMBER 19: U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates holds a news conference at the Pentagon November 19, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. In the wake of the Ft. Hood attack, Gates announced that former Army Secretary Togo West and former chief of naval operations Adm. Vernon Clark will head the 45-day review of personnel programs, medical screenings and release and discharge policies, as well as the department's stateside security programs at bases and other facilities.
  12. ARLINGTON, VA - NOVEMBER 19: U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates holds a news conference at the Pentagon November 19, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. In the wake of the Ft. Hood attack, Gates announced that former Army Secretary Togo West and former chief of naval operations Adm. Vernon Clark will head the 45-day review of personnel programs, medical screenings and release and discharge policies, as well as the department's stateside security programs at bases and other facilities.
  13. ARLINGTON, VA - NOVEMBER 19: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Admiral Michael Mullen answers questions from reporters during news conference at the Pentagon November 19, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. In the wake of the Ft. Hood attack, Mullen and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced that former Army Secretary Togo West and former chief of naval operations Adm. Vernon Clark will head the 45-day review of personnel programs, medical screenings and release and discharge policies, as well as the department's stateside security programs at bases and other facilities.
  14. ARLINGTON, VA - NOVEMBER 19: U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates holds a news conference at the Pentagon November 19, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. In the wake of the Ft. Hood attack, Gates announced that former Army Secretary Togo West and former chief of naval operations Adm. Vernon Clark will head the 45-day review of personnel programs, medical screenings and release and discharge policies, as well as the department's stateside security programs at bases and other facilities.
  15. US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates holds a press conference in the briefing room of the Pentagon in Washington, DC November 19, 2009, speaking about the shooting at Fort Hood. Gates on Thursday announced a major review of the Fort Hood shootings to examine if the military had missed warning signs or remained 'vulnerable' to similar assaults. The 45-day review would look at possible 'lapses or problems' before this month's army base shooting that killed 13 people and 'what can we do to prevent something like this from happening again,' Gates told a news conference.
  16. ARLINGTON, VA - NOVEMBER 19: U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates takes questions from reporters during a news conference at the Pentagon November 19, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. In the wake of the Ft. Hood attack, Gates announced that former Army Secretary Togo West and former chief of naval operations Adm. Vernon Clark will head the 45-day review of personnel programs, medical screenings and release and discharge policies, as well as the department's stateside security programs at bases and other facilities.

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