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An Iraqi soldier operates an armored tank which is staged in a small village in Al Ja'ara, Iraq, to help protect locals from enemy insurgents, Jan. 14, 2008.

PULLING OUT THE BIG GUNS

An Iraqi soldier operates an armored tank which is staged in a small village in Al Ja'ara, Iraq, to help protect locals from enemy insurgents, Jan. 14, 2008.

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