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Rumsfeld Makes Farewell Visit to Troops in Iraq

Outgoing U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld poses with troops at al-Asad Air Base, Dec. 9, 2006, in Al Asad, Iraq.
Outgoing U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld poses with troops at al-Asad Air Base, Dec. 9, 2006, in Al Asad, Iraq.

Outgoing Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld made an unexpected farewell visit to the troops in Iraq on Sunday.

The Pentagon said Rumsfeld spoke to more than 1,000 soldiers and Marines at a base in Anbar province.

Guest host Andrea Seabrook speaks with Corey Flintoff in Baghdad.

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