Iraqi President Jalal Talabani (R), U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Richard Myers (2nd R) and Commander of U.S. Forces in Iraq Army General George Casey (4th R) are seen during a meeting in the heavily fortified Green Zone area in Baghdad August 17, 2005. General Myers expressed his optimism that the draft of Iraq's new constitution will be finished by the deadline of August 22. REUTERS/ Wathiq Khuzaie/Pool CJF/mk