Iraqi President Jalal Talabani greets U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates at the door of the presidential...
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani (2nd L) greets U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (L) at the door of the presidential palace in Baghdad, Iraq, April 7, 2011. Months before the United States is due to complete its withdrawal from Iraq, Washington is stepping up pressure on Iraqi leaders to decide whether U.S. troops should stay to help fend off a still-potent insurgency. REUTERS/Chip Somodevilla/Pool (IRAQ - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS)