U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld poses for photos after speaking with members of Combined Task Force Bayonet at Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan, Dec. 22, 2005. Rumsfeld was in the country visiting with the troops, thanking them for their service and wishing them a happy holiday season. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley