Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb, meets with U.S. service members at Multi-National Division South East Headquarters in Basra, Iraq July 21, 2008. Sen. Hagel, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill and Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I. visited Basra as part of a Middle East tour. The Senators visited Afghanistan prior to their stop in Iraq and will visit Israel and Jordan before heading on to Europe.