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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates returns from a classified display of road-side bomb detection equipment under heavy fog at Camp Victory in Baghdad December 22, 2006. Gates gave few clues on whether he wants more troops for Iraq as he toured the shattered country to prepare a new war plan. During his fact-gathering visit, Gates has offered broad thoughts but few details on the alternative war strategies he must soon present to U.S. President George W. Bush. REUTERS/Kristin Roberts (IRAQ)