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Gen. Tommy Franks, commander of U.S. Central Command, speaks with reporters in Abu Dhabi.
Army Gen. Tommy Franks, commander of U.S. Central Command, speaks with reporters outside a hotel in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on April 27, 2003. Franks is accompanying Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld during a trip to the Persian Gulf region to visit the troops.