Gee….third to sneak in this week. Things aren’t going according to plan. They still have to sneak in and out. I guess they realllllllly want that oil law enacted!

BAGHDAD, June 15 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Baghdad on Friday to assess a U.S. troop buildup and press Iraq’s government to move faster in passing laws that Washington views as critical to reconciling Iraqis.

His visit was yet another sign that Washington is growing worried about the slow progress in enacting the laws. U.S. President George W. Bush is under mounting pressure from Congress to show results in Iraq or start pulling out troops.

Gates arrived on a day when the U.S. military said it had completed its troop build-up to 160,000 soldiers. Nearly 30,000 extra troops have been sent to Iraq, mainly to secure Baghdad and give the Shi’ite-led government time to reach a political accommodation with minority Sunni Arabs and Kurds.

Gates is the third senior U.S. official to visit Baghdad this week, following in the footsteps of the top U.S. military general in the Middle East, Admiral William Fallon, and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte.

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