I want to say that I am not in the service and I am just a contractor over here. And I support the men and woman who all your complients are for. There were several of these huge statues or bust 3 alone in this one area. I really dont know if they are still there or not, the photo was taken back in 05 There were several issues brought up on taking down several of the old parties symblos, the most famous one is the Swords in down town. From a personal opinion I hope they leave them there are 4. Once things settle down over here those alone are a Tourist magnet of untold $$$$$. Iraq has been shut out for 30 or more years and there is a ton of history over here. Get the right marketing, the country could become a pretty good tourist acctraction. Well I know this post dosnt curtail the tractor issues here. There are lots of local farmers here and I sure they have the same thoughts of how their tractors work and the issues that come up with them. Even with the maddness going on back in 05 and 06 they were still out there putting seeds in the ground by HAND, useing shovels and rakes. They still put themselvs out there. If there were ever a area for the most dangerous areas to farm this would be it.