Biden visits Iraq, as bombs highlight ongoing war

BAGHDAD-Vice President-elect Joe Biden capped his tour of U.S. battlefronts with a visit to Iraq, arriving Monday in Baghdad following trips to Afghanistan and Pakistan.A series of bombs, meanwhile,targeted Iraqi security forces in Baghdad, providing a grim reminder of the war that President-elect Barack Obama has promised to end. At least 10 people died, officials said.Despite near-daily attacks, violence is down sharply in Iraq, even as it climbs in Afghanistan, where Obama has promised to refocus U.S. efforts.Biden met with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani as well as one of his deputies, Vice President Adel Abdul-Mahdi, and deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh, but made no public statement.Biden's son is serving in Iraq with the Delaware National Guardsmen, but officials declined to say whether the two men would see each other during the trip....
By HAMID AHMED, Associated Press Writer
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