Incoming Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace (R) smiles next to U.S. President George W. Bush (L) as Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld watches after being sworn in by outgoing Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S.A.F. Gen. Richard Myers at Summerall Field at Ft. Myer in Arlington, Virginia September 30, 2005. Myers ended four years as the top U.S. military officer on Friday with a warning that pulling out of Iraq would only make the United States more vulnerable. REUTERS/Larry Downing
U.S. President George W. Bush (L) and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld watch U.S. Air Force jets fly over Summerall Field during an Armed Forces Farewell Tribute to outgoing Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S.A.F. General Richard Myers at Fort Myer in Arlington, Virginia September 30, 2005. REUTERS/Larry Downing
Incoming Chairman of the Joint Chiefs U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace (R) sits next to U.S. President George W. Bush (L) and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (C) before being sworn-in by outgoing Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S.A.F. Gen. Richard Myers at Summerall Field at Ft. Myer in Arlington, Virginia September 30, 2005. REUTERS/Larry Downing
Incoming Chairman of the Joint Chiefs U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace (R) stands with U.S. President George W. Bush and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (2nd R) before being sworn-in by outgoing Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S.A.F. Gen. Richard Myers (L) at Summerall Field at Ft. Myer in Arlington, Virginia September 30, 2005. REUTERS/Larry Downing
Incoming Chairman of the Joint Chiefs U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace (R) stands next to U.S. President George W. Bush (L) and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (C) before being sworn-in by outgoing Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S.A.F. Gen. Richard Myers at Summerall Field at Ft. Myer in Arlington, Virginia September 30, 2005. REUTERS/Larry Downing
U.S. President George W. Bush (L) and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (C) watch U.S. military helicopters fly over Summerall Field during an Armed Forces Farewell Tribute to outgoing Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S.A.F. Gen. Richard Myers and welcoming ceremony for incoming Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace (R) at Ft. Myer in Arlington, Virginia September 30, 2005. (Larry Downing/Reuters)
President Bush, walking with White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card, reacts to a reporter's question about his Supreme Court nominee choice to fill the seat of retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Friday, Sept. 30, 2005. Bush, leaving the White House Friday afternoon for a weekend at Camp David, offered reporters only a slight grin and a shrug when asked if he had made a decision.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)