Iraqi citizens in the town of Safwan, on the border with Kuwait, celebrate the start of the US-led war which aims to depose President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites), March 21, 2003. U.S. troops took the key new port of Umm Qasr in southern Iraq (news - web sites), and the White House said that the Iraqi war could still be 'lengthy and dangerous'. BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE REUTERS/Kuwait TV - Mar 21 12:52 PM ET
A U.S. marine standing on his military vehicule drives past a portrait of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) in Safwan, southern Iraq (news - web sites), Friday, March 21, 2003. Allied troops were advancing through the deserts of southern Iraq Friday after launching the war's ground assault, meeting resistance from Iraqi forces in some areas and soldiers surrendering in others. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)
Maj David 'Bull' Gurfein, first marine expeditionnary force, New York city, tears down a portrait of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein (news - web sites), in the southern border city of Safwan, Iraq (news - web sites), Friday, March 21, 2003. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)
