Defense Secretary Robert Gates Travels To Mideast

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - APRIL 08: U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (C) meets with Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (2nd R), the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces, U.S. Ambassador to the UAE Richard Olson (2nd L), U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East Colin Kahl (L) and UAE Ambassador to the U.S. Yousef Al Otaiba (R) at the crown prince's home, the Mina Palace, April 8, 2011 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Gates visited Saudi Arabia and Iraq on this trip and will discuss the bilateral defense, and the unrest that is gripping the Mideast and Iran with the crown prince. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)