Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) welcomes Australian Prime Minister John Howard to the Pentagon for meetings regarding defense issues, May 15, 2006. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld answers a question from the media after congressional testimony, May 3, 2006, as Sen. John Warner looks on. Rumsfeld and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with House and Senate members to report on their recent trip to Iraq. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

U.S. Army Pfc. Elizabeth Patrick and an Iraqi police officer review a target following a live-fire exercise on Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq, May 2, 2006. U.S. Army soldiers, from 988th Military Police Company, are conducting a two-week basic military training course. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Katrina Beeler

Children in Kamaliya, Iraq, walk off with a humanitarian assistance bag given to them by U.S. Army soldiers April 28, 2006. Soldiers from Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 4th Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, distributed donated supplies to the villagers. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Bart A. Bauer

Local villagers wait to receive humanitarian assistance bags containing food and water from the U.S. Army's Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 4th Brigade, 101st Airborne Division during a humanitarian mission in Kamaliya, Iraq, April 27, 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class John T. Parker

A team of Iraqi soldiers prepare to enter a home for a routine search in Ameriyah, Iraq, April 27, 2006. Soldiers from the 4th Iraqi Army Brigade and Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry conducted a joint patrol to search for illegal weapons and to give local people a feeling of security. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin L. Moses Sr.

Iraqi army soldiers post security during a building clearing exercise in Hateen, Iraq, April 29, 2006. Soldiers from Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division are conducting the two-week basic military training course. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Katrina Beeler

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld speaks with troops preparing to return to Iraq and Afghanistan at the USO at Atlanta-Hartsfield International Airport May 4, 2006. Rumsfeld was in Atlanta to speak with business and political leaders associated with the Southern Center for International Studies at the Atlanta History Center. Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley