US Vice President Dick Cheney addresses marines at al-Asad Air Base. Cheney also met with Iraqi leaders and US military commanders to discuss security and last week's parliamentary elections during his surprise visit to Iraq.(AFP/Pool/Lawrence Jackson)
US Vice President Dick Cheney (R) is seen with Lt. Gen. Martin Dempsey (C) at the Taji Air Base after touring the 9th Mechanized Infantry Division of the Iraqi Army, in Iraq. Cheney also met with Iraqi leaders and US. Military Command to discuss security and the latest elections during his surprise visit.(AFP/Pool/Lawrence Jackson)
US Vice President Dick Cheney (C) poses with US troops at the Taji Air Base in Iraq. Cheney also met with Iraqi leaders and US Military Command to discuss security and the latest elections during his surprise visit.(AFP/Pool/Lawrence Jackson)
U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney talks with U.S. soldiers after touring the 9th Mechanized Infantry Division of the Iraqi Army at the Taji Air Base in Iraq December 18, 2005. Cheney visited Iraq on Sunday for the first time since the 2003 invasion, as hardline leaders from both sides of the country's sectarian divide renewed calls for American troops to go home. Cheney, a chief architect of the war to oust Saddam Hussein, met Iraq's prime minister and president during his 8-hour visit, and hailed last Thursday's election as 'tremendous'. (Lawrence Jackson/Pool/Reuters)
U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney addresses a group of Marines at Al-Asad Air Base during a question and answer session Sunday, Dec. 18, 2005, in Iraq. Cheney, who made an unannounced visit to the region also met with Iraqi leaders and U.S. Military Command leaders to discuss security and the latest elections. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, Pool)
U.S. Vice President Richard Cheney arrives at Al-Asad Air Base, Sunday, Dec 18, 2005, in Iraq. Cheney, who made an unannounced visit to the region also met with Iraqi leaders and U.S. Military Command to discuss security and the latest elections during his surprise visit. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, Pool)
U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney (C) greets an Iraqi soldier with the 9th Mechanized Infantry Division of the Iraqi Army at the Taji Air Base in Iraq December 18, 2005. Cheney visited Iraq on Sunday for the first time since the 2003 invasion, as hardline leaders from both sides of the country's sectarian divide renewed calls for American troops to go home. Cheney, a chief architect of the war to oust Saddam Hussein, met Iraq's prime minister and president during his 8-hour visit, and hailed last Thursday's election as 'tremendous'. REUTERS/Lawrence Jackson/Pool
U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney eats with U.S. and Iraqi soldiers at the Taji Air Base in Iraq December 18, 2005. Cheney visited Iraq on Sunday for the first time since the 2003 invasion, as hardline leaders from both sides of the country's sectarian divide renewed calls for American troops to go home. Cheney, a chief architect of the war to oust Saddam Hussein, met Iraq's prime minister and president during his 8-hour visit, and hailed last Thursday's election as 'tremendous'. REUTERS/Lawrence Jackson/Pool