Texas Gov. Rick Perry, left, talks with a crew member of a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft July 18, 2009, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Perry traveled to the region with Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons and Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle to visit troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jorge Saucedo/Released)