U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, center, accompanied by Iraq's national security adviser, Mouwaffak al-Rubaie, center-left, arrives at the Prime Minister's office in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flew into Baghdad on Thursday for discussions with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and other top Iraqi officials, hoping to iron out remaining differences in a U.S.-Iraq security deal that envisions the withdrawal of American troops.
(AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, Pool)