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Former Iraqi Army 1st Lieutenants cue at an American Army post in central Baghdad July 21, 2003 in order to receive a one time emergency cash payment of $80 (USD.) The controversial decision to disband the Iraqi military in the early months of the occupation came from Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) leader Paul Bremer and lead to large numbers of unemployed and disenfranchised military age men across Iraq.

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Copyright: 2003 Scott Nelson
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Former Iraqi Army 1st Lieutenants cue at an American Army post in central Baghdad July 21, 2003 in order to receive a one time emergency cash payment of $80 (USD.) The controversial decision to disband the Iraqi military in the early months of the occupation came from Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) leader Paul Bremer and lead to large numbers of unemployed and disenfranchised military age men across Iraq.