US Middle East envoy George Mitchell (R) stands alongside US Vice President Joe Biden (C), US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (2nd L) and National Security Advisor James Jones (L), as US President Barack Obama speaks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (not pictured) during meetings in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, May 28, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

US Middle East envoy George Mitchell (R) stands alongside US Vice President Joe Biden (C), US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (2nd L) and National Security Advisor James Jones (L), as US President Barack Obama speaks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (not pictured) during meetings in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, May 28, 2009.

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  1. Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman stands with U.S. envoy George Mitchell (L) before their meeting in Jerusalem October 8, 2009. U.S. President Barack Obama's special peace envoy sought on Thursday an "early relaunch" of Israeli-Palestinian talks, but Israel said Washington's goal of comprehensive peace was an illusion.
  2. Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman walks with U.S. envoy George Mitchell (L) before their meeting in Jerusalem October 8, 2009. U.S. President Barack Obama's special peace envoy sought on Thursday an "early relaunch" of Israeli-Palestinian talks, but Israel said Washington's goal of comprehensive peace was an illusion.
  3. Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman stands with U.S. envoy George Mitchell (L) before their meeting in Jerusalem October 8, 2009. U.S. President Barack Obama's special peace envoy sought on Thursday an "early relaunch" of Israeli-Palestinian talks, but Israel said Washington's goal of comprehensive peace was an illusion.
  4. U.S. Mideast envoy George Mitchell, left, shakes hands with Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, during their meeting in the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. Lieberman declared Thursday that there is no chance of reaching a final accord with the Palestinians any time soon, casting a pall over Mitchell's latest effort to get peace talks moving again.
  5. U.S. Mideast envoy George Mitchell, left, shakes hands with Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. Lieberman declared Thursday that there is no chance of reaching a final accord with the Palestinians any time soon, casting a pall over Mitchell's latest effort to get peace talks moving again.
  6. U.S. Mideast envoy George Mitchell, left, and Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, right, meet at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. Lieberman declared Thursday that there is no chance of reaching a final accord with the Palestinians any time soon, casting a pall over Mitchell's latest effort to get peace talks moving again.
  7. Visiting US National Security Adviser James Jones (L) shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during their meeting in Moscow on October 29, 2009. Jones met Lavrov to discuss reducing the nuclear arsenals of the former Cold War adversaries. Jones is also set to meet his Russian counterpart, Nikolai Patrushev, as part of a brief visit to the Russian capital for talks that may also touch on the Iran issue.
  8. US Vice President Joe Biden (R), US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (C) and National Security Advisor General James Jones (L) speak as US President Barack Obama meets with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in the Oval Office of the White House in Washignton, DC, September 29, 2009.
  9. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 28: U.S. National Security Advisor General James Jones listens to North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen answer questions about the future of NATO and the mission in Afghanistan during a forum at the Atlantic Council September 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. Former Prime Minister of Denmark, Rasmussen addressed the debate in the U.S. about the way forward in Afghanistan as many European allies are wavering in their commitment to ISAF.
  10. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 28: U.S. National Security Advisor General James Jones listens to North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen answer questions about the future of NATO and the mission in Afghanistan during a forum at the Atlantic Council September 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. Former Prime Minister of Denmark, Rasmussen addressed the debate in the U.S. about the way forward in Afghanistan as many European allies are wavering in their commitment to ISAF.
  11. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 28: U.S. National Security Advisor General James Jones pauses while listening to North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen answer questions about the future of NATO and the mission in Afghanistan during a forum at the Atlantic Council September 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. Former Prime Minister of Denmark, Rasmussen addressed the debate in the U.S. about the way forward in Afghanistan as many European allies are wavering in their commitment to ISAF.
  12. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 28: U.S. National Security Advisor General James Jones introduces North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen before he addresses the future of the mission in Afghanistan during a forum at the Atlantic Council September 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. Former Prime Minister of Denmark, Rasmussen addressed the debate in the U.S. about the way forward in Afghanistan as many European allies are wavering in their commitment to ISAF.
  13. U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (L) greets U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ)(2nd L), House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH)(2nd R) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) after a meeting between Congressional leadership and President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan at the White House in Washington, October 6, 2009.
  14. L-R: House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-OH, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-MD, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, and Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain walk on a path on the North Lawn of the White House following a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  15. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, speaks to reporters as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, looks on in front of the West Wing after a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama Tuesday sat down with senior lawmakers driving a raging debate on US Afghan strategy, as he works towards a decision on whether to send thousands more troops to war. Democratic and Republican leaders plus top members of key congressional committees met the president at the White House touting sharply conflicting visions of the next steps in the unpopular eight-year US military operation. Obama is methodically working through an internal policy review after US commander General Stanley McChrystal warned the war could be lost within a year without more troops, and reportedly asked for 40,000 more men.
  16. House Minority Leader John Boehner (C), R-OH, chats with Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain (L), R-AZ, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, near the West Wing after a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama Tuesday sat down with senior lawmakers driving a raging debate on US Afghan strategy, as he works towards a decision on whether to send thousands more troops to war. Democratic and Republican leaders plus top members of key congressional committees met the president at the White House touting sharply conflicting visions of the next steps in the unpopular eight-year US military operation. Obama is methodically working through an internal policy review after US commander General Stanley McChrystal warned the war could be lost within a year without more troops, and reportedly asked for 40,000 more men.

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