Women's 400m gold winner Golestan Mahmud of Iraq holds up her national flag at the end of her race at the 16th Arab Atheltics Championships in Damascus on October 07, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

Women's 400m gold winner Golestan Mahmud of Iraq holds up her national flag at the end of her race at the 16th Arab Atheltics Championships in Damascus on October 07, 2009.

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  1. Drilling equipment is seen at south Rumaila oil field, in southern Iraq, November 26, 2009. Britain's BP and China's CNPC have clinched a final agreement to operate Iraq's biggest field, Rumaila, and groups led by Italy's Eni and U.S. major Exxon Mobil have secured initial deals over Zubair and West Qurna Phase One. Picture taken November 26, 2009.
  2. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 27: Chairman of the Iraq Inquiry, Sir John Chilcot arrives for the fourth day of the inquiry on November 27, 2009 in London, England. Sir John Chilcot will lead a committee of Privy Counsellors who will consider the period from the summer of 2001 to the end of July 2009, embracing the run-up to the conflict in Iraq, the military action and its aftermath.
  3. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 26: Former British Ambassador to the United States, Sir Christopher Meyer leaves after the third day of the Iraq enquiry at the Queen Elizabeth II conference centre on November 26, 2009 in London, England. Chairman of the Iraq Inquiry Sir John Chilcot is leading a committee of Privy Counsellors who are to consider the period from the summer of 2001 to the end of July 2009, embracing the run-up to the conflict in Iraq, the military action and its aftermath.
  4. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: Anti-war demonstrators dressed up as bloodied former Prime Minister Tony Blair (L), US President George Bush and Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) stand outside the Iraq Inquiry on November 24, 2009 in London. Chairman of the Iraq Inquiry Sir John Chilcot will lead a committee of Privy Counsellors who will consider the period from the summer of 2001 to the end of July 2009, embracing the run-up to the conflict in Iraq, the military action and its aftermath.
  5. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 17: Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, Army Gen. Wesley Clark (Ret.), testifies during a hearing before the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee November 17, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing focused on the U.S. strategy on Iraq and Afghanistan.
  6. LINCOLN, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 12: Flight Lieutenant Kirsty Moore, the first ever female Red Arrows pilot, poses for the media during the launch of the 2010 team line-up at RAF Scampton on November 12, 2009 in Lincoln, England. Flight Lieutenant Moore, from Lincolnshire, makes history by becoming the first female Red Arrow pilot. Earlier in her RAF career, the 31-year-old served as a Qualified Flying Instructor, teaching students to fly the advanced fast jet trainer at RAF Valley, before flying the Tornado GR4 on operations in Iraq.
  7. ARLINGTON, VA - NOVEMBER 11: U.S. President Barack Obama visits section 60 on Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery November 11, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. Section 60 contains the grave sites of servicemen and women who were killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Obama delivered remarks at the cemetery amphitheater after a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns.
  8. A US veteran rides down fifth avenue as part of the Veterans Day parade in New York, November 11, 2009. US President Barack Obama pledged Wednesday that American troops fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan would not have their trust betrayed like those who served in Vietnam.
  9. LICHFIELD, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 11: Corporal Kerry Brook (L) is consoled by Corporal Claire Vogel at The Armed Forces Memorial as they view the name of their fallen friend and colleague Private Kevin 'Tommo' Thompson' who died from the injuries he sustained in Iraq in 2007 on November 11, 2009 in Lichfield, United Kingdom. Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex led the list of dignitaries at the Armed Forces Memorial during Armistice Day commemorations at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas. Armistice Day traditionally marks the end of the WWI when Germany and the allied forces signed the armistice signaling the end of hostilities on the Western Front. The cessation of the war officially took effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month and is marked annually by services of remembrance for all those who have fallen in wars and a two minute silence.
  10. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: Ed Edmondson, father of Former U.S. Army Specialist Eric Edmondson, speaks during a news conference about Democratic efforts to pass an omnibus veterans� health bill at the U.S. Capitol November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. Edmondson quit his job to take care of his son, U.S. Amry Specialist Eric Edmondson, who suffered severe traumatic brain injury in an improvised explosive device attack in October 2005 while serving in Iraq. Democrats indentified Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) as the sole Republican holding up the passage of the bill designed to help Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans and family caregivers of the seriously wounded.
  11. ARLINGTON, VA - NOVEMBER 09: The Sled Dogs', a hockey team comprised of wounded and disabled veterens of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan warm up during Microsoft's 'A Salute to Our Troops' Operation USO Care Package Day at Kettler Iceplex on November 9, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia.
  12. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 8: US President Barack Obama makes a statement in the Rose Garden of the White House November 8, 2009 in Washington, DC. In addition to commenting on recent parliamentary elections in Iraq; Obama spoke about the House of Representatives' late night vote to pass their version of healthcare reform legislation.
  13. BAGHDAD, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 5: An Iraqi worker adjusts a control valve at the Daura oil refinery on November 5, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraq and a grouping of U.S and European oil companies Exxon Mobil Corp and Royal Dutch Shell PLC signed a $50 billion contract today to develop the West Qurna oilfield, two days after the Iraqi South Oil Company signed a technical service contract with Britain's BP and China's CNPC to develop the Rumaila oilfield. The Iraqi government is trying to attract foreign investment, especially in the oil sector, in hopes of reviving its war-torn economy. Iraq has the third largest oil reserve in the world but it is producing way below its potential.
  14. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 28: First lady Michelle Obama (C) hugs a veteran as Dr. Jill Biden (R), wife of Vice President Joe Biden, greets other veterans at the James J. Peters Veterans Administration Medical Center October 28, 2009 in the Bronx borough of New York City. Major League Baseball is dedicating game one of the World Series to veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
  15. BAGHDAD, IRAQ, OCTOBER 25: A U.S soldier secures the Baghdad Provincial Council site where a car bomb exploded on October 25, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq. Two car bombs exploded, targeting the Baghdad Provincial Council and the Ministry of Justice, and killing 136 people and injuring many more.
  16. LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 09: HRH Prince William poses for a photo with guests during a reception at London Guildhall after a Service of Commemoration to mark the end of combat operations in Iraq on October 9, 2009 in London, England. The commemoration was attended by veterans and the relatives of the 179 who died during the conflict which officially ended on April 30.

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