US Vice President Dick Cheney is greeted by Kurdistan Regional Government President Massoud Barzani(L) March 18, 2008 as the Vice-President visits the Kurdistan Prime Minister's Office on the start a trip to the Middle East, during which he is scheduled to visit Oman, Saudi Arabia, Israel, the West Bank, and Turkey. He is scheduled to meet with Sultan Qaboos of Oman, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Palestinian Territories President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Erdogan, and other senior officials. AFP PHOTO / Paul J. Richards (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)
