U.S. senators John Kerry, left, and Christopher Dodd pose with a US military plane crew on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006 at Damascus airport. The two lawmakers willd hold talks with Syrian officials on ways of getting Syria engaged to bring about stability and security to Iraq. The diplomatic push from Congress comes on the heels of a recommendation by a bipartisan panel that the U.S. engage Iran and Syria on the war in Iraq.(AP Photo/ Bassem Tellawi).