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ON THEIR OWN: Iraqi army soldiers train with an M1 Abrams tank, purchased from the U.S., during an exercise in Baghdad.
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Iraqi citizens claiming to be civil police, engineers and doctors answered a broadcast on BBC radio to come to the Palestine Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq as the US military begins trying to establish a civilian force to restore order and public utilities Saturday, April 12, 2003. ( J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times )
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Iraqis loot the National Theater in the center of Baghdad, Iraq. Looting is citywide and is moving from government buildings to private businesses and homes Thursday, April 10, 2003. ( J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times )
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A U.S. Navy medevac Blackhawk helicopter takes off from the Republican Guard Training Academy in Baghdad on Wednesday, April 9, 2003. (J.M. Eddins Jr./The Washington Times)
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Rural Iraqis pass US Marines near the Diyala River Baghdad, Iraq Wednesday, April 9, 2003. ( J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times )
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Lance Bombadier Sean Hale of 21 Air Assault Battery Royal Artillery of the 16 Air Assault Brigade falls asleep in his chair after a search Iraqi civilians for weapons in southern Iraq Saturday, March 29, 2003. ( J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times )
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US Marines of the 1 FSSG Forward ( 1st Force Service Support Group Forward) of the 1MEF ( First Marine Expeditionary Force ) in northern Kuwait take cover in a bunker as Iraq launches Scud missiles into Kuwait, Thursday, March 20, 2003. ( J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times )
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US Marines of the 1 FSSG Forward ( 1st Force Service Support Group Forward) of the 1MEF ( First Marine Expeditionary Force ) in northern Kuwait watch the flashes of light from US Army artillery fire and Iraqi Scud missiles headed for Kuwait City from their bunker signaling the beginning of the ground offensive against Iraq, Thursday, March 20, 2003. ( J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times )
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White House press secretary Jay Carney listens to a question during his daily news briefing at the White House on Dec. 15, 2011. (Associated Press)
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House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011. (AP Photo)
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White House press secretary Jay Carney speaks during his daily news briefing at the White House on Dec. 15, 2011. (Associated Press)
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President Obama speaks in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the campus in Washington on Dec. 15, 2011, where he announced action to provide minimum wage and overtime protections for in-home care workers. (Associated Press)
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In this image from TV made available by a group called Ugarit News on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, amateur footage shows what appears to be a Syrian tank on fire in Homs, Syria, on Wednesday as gunfire rings out and the tank then apparently explodes. (AP Photo)
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In this Tuesday, Oct 30, 2007 file photo, a U.S. army Black Hawk helicopter flies as the sun sets over Baghdad. In the beginning, it all looked simple: topple Saddam Hussein, destroy his purported weapons of mass destruction and lay the foundation for a pro-Western government in the heart of the Arab world. Nearly 4,500 American and more than 100,000 Iraqi lives later, the objective now is simply to get out _ and leave behind a country where democracy has at least a chance, where Iran does not dominate and where conditions may not be good but "good enough." (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)
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President Barack Obama and Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns, Monday, Dec. 12, 2011, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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In this March 7, 2010 file photo, two Iraqi women display their inked fingers after casting their vote in the parliamentary elections in Baghdad, Iraq. In the beginning, it all looked simple: topple Saddam Hussein, destroy his purported weapons of mass destruction and lay the foundation for a pro-Western government in the heart of the Arab world. Nearly 4,500 American and more than 100,000 Iraqi lives later, the objective now is simply to get out _ and leave behind a country where democracy has at least a chance, where Iran does not dominate and where conditions may not be good but "good enough." (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)
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In this series of Dec. 14, 2008 file images made from APTN video, Muntadar al-Zeidi, a correspondent for Al-Baghdadia television, foreground center, throws a shoe at U.S. President George W. Bush, background left, during a news conference in Baghdad with Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, background right. The man threw two shoes at Bush, one after another, and was then taken into custody. Neither man was hit. In Iraqi culture, throwing shoes at someone is a sign of contempt. In the beginning, it all looked simple: topple Saddam Hussein, destroy his purported weapons of mass destruction and lay the foundation for a pro-Western government in the heart of the Arab world. Nearly 4,500 American and more than 100,000 Iraqi lives later, the objective now is simply to get out _ and leave behind a country where democracy has at least a chance, where Iran does not dominate and where conditions may not be good but "good enough." (AP Photo/APTN, File)
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In this undated U.S. Department of Defense file photo made available by thememoryhole.org, flag-draped coffins of U.S .war casualties are seen aboard a cargo plane in Dover, Del. In the beginning, it all looked simple: topple Saddam Hussein, destroy his purported weapons of mass destruction and lay the foundation for a pro-Western government in the heart of the Arab world.. Nearly 4,500 American and more than 100,000 Iraqi lives later, the objective now is simply to get out _ and leave behind a country where democracy has at least a chance, where Iran does not dominate and where conditions may not be good but "good enough." (AP Photo/thememoryhole.org, File)
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In this Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008 file photo, U.S. marines are seen at the scene of car bombing just outside Fallujah, Iraq. With the Iraq war ending and an Afghanistan exit in sight, the Marine Corps is beginning a historic shift _ a return to its roots as a seafaring force that will get smaller, lighter and, it hopes, less bogged down in land wars. (AP Photo/Bilal Fawzi, File)
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In this Tuesday, June 7, 2005 file photo, U.S. Army Pfc. Stephen Thomas of Gainsville, Florida jumps into the swimming pool at Camp Victory, in Baghdad, Iraq. On Friday, Dec. 2, 2011, the base that at its height was home to 46,000 people was handed over to the Iraqi government as part of American efforts to move all U.S. troops out of the country by the end of the year. "The base is no longer under U.S. control and is under the full authority of the government of Iraq," said U.S. military spokesman Col. Barry Johnson. (AP Photo/Jacob Silberberg, File)
