President George W. Bush speaks to reporters in the Pentagon after he and members of his national security team were briefed on the latest developments in Iraq, Afghanistan and the global war on terror on Jan. 4, 2006. Vice President Dick Cheney (2nd from right), Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (3rd from right), Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (4th from right), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace (5th from right), U.S. Marine Corps, and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Edmund Giambastiani, U.S. Navy, were briefed by senior commanders in person and via secure video teleconference.