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IN PICS: Obama in the Middle East

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US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama meets with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani in Baghdad on July 21. Obama met with Iraqi leaders and US commanders in Baghdad after vowing to pull out US troops by mid-2010 if he wins race to the White House. (Getty Images)

Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of the Multi-National Force in Iraq, shares a laugh with Barack Obama and Sen. Chuck Hagel during an aerial tour in Baghdad, Iraq. Hagel and Sen. Jack Reed joined the presidential candidate on his tour of the Middle East and Europe. (Getty Images)

Senator Jack Reed speaks during a briefing on operations in Iraq by US Army Gen. David H Petraeus in Iraq, as Barack Obama, Sen. Chuck Hagel and Ryan Crocker, U.S. ambassador to Iraq, listen. (Getty Images)

US Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, along with Lt. Gen. Lloyd Austin, greet presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama after his arrival to the Baghdad International Airport on July 21. Sen. (Getty Images)

Barack Obama faces the press during his visit to the Middle East. He has pledged to withdraw troops from Iraq if he becomes President. (Getty Images)

Barack Obama (D-IL) poses with SPC Lakeisha Willingham, 311th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), after a shoot-around game of basketball on July 18, in Camp Arifjan, Iraq. (Getty Images)

Barack Obama peaks to airmen on July 18 in Camp Arifjan, Iraq. (Getty Images)

Barack Obama waves goodbye to service members after leaving the gym in Camp Arifjan, Iraq. (Getty Images)

Arabian Business looks at US presidential candidate Barack Obama’s visit to the Middle East.

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