Former Secrertary of State Lawrence Eagleburger, who served under former President George Bush, departs the White House in Washington, January 5, 2006. U.S. President George W. Bush earlier held a meeting about the war in Iraq with past and present secretaries of state and defense. Eagleburger, speaking about Israeli leader Ariel Sharon, said his stroke "could not have come at a worse time." REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque