Bush signs war funding bill in Washington

U.S. President George W. Bush departs after making a statement in the Oval Office after signing a supplemental bill to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in Washington on June 30, 2008. From left are John Negroponte, Deputy Secretary of State, Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense, and President Bush. Bill H.R.2642, the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008, is meant to fund the defense department's war on terrorism until the next president takes office. (UPI Photo/Dennis Brack/POOL)