U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld (R) and South Korea's Defense Minister Yoon Kwang-ung (2nd L, front) prepare for the start of the 37th Security Consultative Meeting at the Ministry of Defense in Seoul October 21, 2005. Rumsfeld arrived in Seoul for talks on the future of an alliance born in the Korean War half a century ago but now under increasing strain. REUTERS/Mandel Ngan/Pool