US Vice President Joseph Biden (L) meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Baghdad on July 3, 2009. A fiery protest marked the start of Biden's visit to Iraq, with supporters of the Shiite anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr burning the Stars and Stripes. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

US Vice President Joseph Biden (L) meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Baghdad on July 3, 2009. A fiery protest marked the start of Biden's visit to Iraq, with supporters of the Shiite anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr burning the Stars and Stripes.

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  1. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 03: Vice President Joseph R. Biden (back L) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (R) listen while German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill November 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. Merkel became the first German Chancellor to address the U.S. Congress.
  2. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 03: Vice President Joseph R. Biden (L) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (R) listen while German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill November 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. Merkel became the first German Chancellor to address the U.S. Congress.
  3. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 03: Vice President Joseph R. Biden (L) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (R) listen while German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill November 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. Merkel became the first German Chancellor to address the U.S. Congress.
  4. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 03: Vice President Joseph R. Biden (L) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (R) listen while German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill November 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. Merkel became the first German Chancellor to address the U.S. Congress.
  5. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 03: Vice President Joseph R. Biden (L) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R) listen while German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill November 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. Merkel became the first German Chancellor to address the U.S. Congress.
  6. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 03: Vice President Joseph R. Biden (L) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (R) listen while German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill November 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. Merkel became the first German Chancellor to address the U.S. Congress.
  7. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 3: Vice President Joseph R. Biden (2R) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R) wait for German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2L) to speak to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill November 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. Chancellor Merkel addressed the joint meeting of the US House of Representatives and Senate after meeting with President Barack Obama earlier in the day.
  8. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 3: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R) watches as Vice President Joseph R. Biden (2R) leans down to German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2L) after she spoke to a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill November 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. Chancellor Merkel addressed the joint meeting of the US House of Representatives and Senate after meeting with President Barack Obama earlier in the day.
  9. In this handout photo released by the Iraqi Government, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, right, talks with the newly appointed Dutch Ambassador to Iraq Peter Van Leuven, left, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009.
  10. Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) receives the new Dutch Ambassador to Iraq Peter Van Leuven (L) in Baghdad November 1, 2009.
  11. In this handout photo released by the Iraqi Government, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, right, meets with UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernandez-Taranco left, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. Special U.N. envoy Oscar Fernandez-Taranco appointed to look into the August bombings of two ministries in Baghdad met on Monday with senior Iraqi officials to discuss the blasts. The meeting comes a week after twin suicide car bombs devastated three other government buildings in the Iraqi capital.
  12. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki sits alone during a parade in central Baghdad on August 28, 2009.
  13. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki sits alone during a parade in central Baghdad on August 28, 2009.
  14. Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (C) observes a moment of silence for the victims of Sunday's suicide bombings at the Justice Ministry and the Baghdad provincial government building, in Baghdad October 26, 2009.
  15. Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (C) listens to Iraq's Governor of Baghdad Salah Abdul-Razzaq (L) during his visit to the damaged building of Baghdad Provincial Council in Baghdad October 25, 2009. Twin car bombs targeting two government buildings killed at least 132 people and wounded 500 in central Baghdad on Sunday, police and health officials said, in the bloodiest attack in the capital for two months.
  16. Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) listens to an Iraqi fireman during his visit to the damaged Baghdad Provincial Council in Baghdad October 25, 2009. Twin car bombs targeting two government buildings killed at least 75 people and wounded 460 in central Baghdad on Sunday, police and health officials said, in the bloodiest attack in the capital for two months.

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