Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, walks past Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, lower left, to her seat, prior to President Bush's remarks to the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008, in New York
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) and U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Zalmay Khalilzad (2nd R) listen as U.S. President President George W. Bush speaks during the 63rd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York September 23, 2008.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, followed by Joint Chiefs of Staff Vice Chairman, Marine Corps Gen. James Cartwright, arrive on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008, to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, and Sen. John Warner, R-Va., right, share a laugh on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008, as Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman, Marine Corps Gen. James Cartwright, center, looks on, prior to a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing