Face Of The Day

An Iraqi soldier mans his position at a checkpoint in central Baghdad
on August 31, 2010, as US forces are set to declare an end to combat
operations on August 31, leaving fewer than 50,000 soldiers in the
country with the mission of training and advising local troops ahead of
a complete withdrawal at the end of next year. By Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images.

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