President George W. Bush, right, shakes hands with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki during their meeting, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006, in Amman, Jordan.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, left, and President George W. Bush arrive for a press conference in Amman, Jordan, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006. President Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pressed the Iraqi prime minister to disband a heavily armed Shiite militia blamed for much of the country's sectarian violence and were told by al-Maliki that controlling the group was no "big deal."
President George W. Bush gestures during a joint press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, not seen, in Amman, Jordan, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006. Mr. Bush said that he and al-Maliki have agreed to speed a turnover of security responsibility to Iraqi forces but that U.S. troops would remain in Iraq as long as needed to strengthen the prime minister's authority.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, left, looks at President George W. Bush during a joint press conference in Amman, Jordan, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006. Mr. Bush said that he and al-Maliki have agreed to speed a turnover of security responsibility to Iraqi forces but that U.S. troops would remain in Iraq as long as needed to strengthen the prime minister's authority.
President George W. Bush waves as he steps off Air Force One Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006, upon arriving at Queen Alia International Airport in Amman. Mr. Bush arrived in Amman to meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki for crucial talks on quelling an upsurge of sectarian violence.
President George W. Bush walks with Jordan's King Abdullah II after posing for a photo at Raghadan Palace in Amman, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006. Mr. Bush arrived in Jordan for crucial talks with Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on quelling an upsurge of sectarian violence.
President George W. Bush, left, meets with King Abdullah II of Jordan, right, at the Radhadan Palace, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006, in Amman.
A Jordanian soldier stands guard in Amman, Jordan, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006. Security was beefed up around the capital before the arrival of President George W. Bush. Tanks and troops carrying machine guns dotted the main road from the airport and soldiers and bomb-sniffing dogs were at downtown hotels.
Protesters hold pictures of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and President George W. Bush during a demonstration in Amman, Jordan, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006. Hundreds of Jordanians staged silent sit-ins and angry demonstrations to protest President Bush's visit. Mr. Bush arrived for a two-day visit to meet with Jordan's King Abdullah II and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, left, meets Jordan's King Abdullah II in Amman, Jordan, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006. King Abdullah II Iraq's prime minister and U.S. President George W. Bush to find a way to end Iraq's spiraling violence and hand over security control to Iraq before the country slides into a full-scale civil war.
Royal Bedouin guards stand as Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, not seen, arrives at the Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006. Al-Maliki arrived in Jordan for a summit with U.S. President George W. Bush aimed at halting the country's escalating sectarian violence and paving the way for a reduction of American troops.