U.S. Army Lt. Col Tim Ryan, of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, visits a home in Abu Ghraib, on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, June 17, 2004, while investigating a nearby mortar attack. Ryan is reaching out to the tribal and religious leaders in the town of Abu Ghraib and is offering a new beginning in which they would be partners, not adversaries. So far, the deal has worked, and is being looked at as a potential model for when Iraqis regain sovereignty June 30. (AP Photo/Jim MacMillan)