Photo: Vice President Dick Cheney Meets With Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-MalikiBaghdad, Iraq U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, right, meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, left, in Baghdad, Iraq Wednesday, May 9, 2007. Cheney got a first-hand briefing on conditions in Iraq and the effectiveness of the U.S. military buildup on Wednesday from the top U.S. commander in Iraq in an unscheduled visit intended to press Iraqi leaders to do more to achieve reconciliation among factions. Translator in center is unidentified. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, Pool) |