An Iraqi girl looks on as the shadow of a U.S. Army soldier of Lightning Troop, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, is seen on a wall which reads in Arabic "for sale" during a routine U.S. army patrol in the Al Islah Al Serai neighborhood, northwestern Mosul, 360 kilometers (224 miles) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday, Nov. 17, 2008. Iraqi lawmakers Monday began a debate over a pact with the United States that will allow U.S. forces to remain for three more years, while an Iranian official close to that country's leadership praised the Iraqi Cabinet for approving the deal. AP Photo logo AP Photo 39 months ago

An Iraqi girl looks on as the shadow of a U.S. Army soldier of Lightning Troop, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, is seen on a wall which reads in Arabic "for sale" during a routine U.S. army patrol in the Al Islah Al Serai neighborhood, northwestern Mosul, 360 kilometers (224 miles) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday, Nov. 17, 2008. Iraqi lawmakers Monday began a debate over a pact with the United States that will allow U.S. forces to remain for three more years, while an Iranian official close to that country's leadership praised the Iraqi Cabinet for approving the deal.

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