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Vice President Dick Cheney shakes hands as he greets service members.
Vice President Dick Cheney shakes hands as he greets service members after speaking to U.S. Marines, sailors, and soldiers in a hangar on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, on Dec. 18, 2005. Cheney made a surprise visit to Iraq where he met with U.S. troops, military commanders and Iraqi leaders.