US Policy Toward Iraq

U.S. President Barack Obama (left), Vice President Joe Biden (right), Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (third from the left) and the national security team attend a meeting on Iraq in the Situation Room of the White House. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs dismissed a rumor on extending the stay of U.S. troops in Iraq, saying Washington has reconfirmed its planned pullout of all forces by the end of this month.