WASHINGTON, : US President George W. Bush (L) talks with reporters about the Iraq situation after an early morning meeting with the Congressional Leadership including Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (R, D-SD) in the Oval Office of the White House 18 September, 2002 in Washington, DC. The panel at the meeting included (not shown in frame) the Speaker of the House, Dennis Hastert (R-IL), Senate Minority leader Trent Lott (R-MS), House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt (D-MO) and Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) and Vice President Dick Cheney. AFP PHOTO TIM SLOAN (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP via Getty Images)
