U.S. President George Bush receives a note from U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld given to him from National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice informing the president 'Iraq is sovereign' during the opening session of the NATO Summit at the Istanbul Convention and Exhibition Center in Istanbul, Turkey, June 28, 2004. REUTERS/Larry Downing
U.S. President Bush, left, looks down to read a note (not seen) given to him by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld , center, as Secretary of State Colin Powell , right, looks on during the opening session of the NATO summit in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, June 28, 2004. The note, which was from National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice , said that Iraq was sovereign. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
U.S. President George W. Bush checks his watch moments after Bush received a note from U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld , informing the president 'Iraq is sovereign,' during the opening working session of the NATO Summit at the Istanbul Convention and Exhibition Center in Istanbul, Turkey, June 28, 2004. The president returned the paper to its author, U.S. National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice. after writing, 'Let freedom reign.' REUTERS/Larry Downing
U.S. President George Bush talks to British Prime Minister Tony Blair moments after receiving a note from U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld informing the president 'Iraq is sovereign' during the opening working session of the NATO Summit at the Istanbul Convention and Exhibition Centre in Istanbul, June 28, 2004. REUTERS/Larry Downing
US President George W. Bush (R) talks with British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the opening session of the NATO Summit in Istanbul, Turkey. President Bush 's first reaction to news of the secretive handover of power in Iraq was a three-word message to his national security adviser: 'Let Freedom Reign!'(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)
