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Rumsfeld Makes Farewell Visit to Troops in Iraq

By Andrea Seabrook,  Corey Flintoff
Published December 10, 2006 at 5:00 AM PST
This story was published more than 18 years ago.
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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Andrea Seabrook covers Capitol Hill as NPR's Congressional Correspondent.

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