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Reflected in a pool of water, an Iraqi soldier is seen on patrol along a street in Baghdad during a mission operated by the US-Iraqi joint forces, 02 September 2005. The US head of the multinational troop force in Iraq dismissed suggestions Friday of any rapid withdrawal of troops to cope with a hurricane crisis at home, saying about 2,000 extra US soldiers would instead be deployed to the war-torn nation to beef up security ahead of polls. US President George W. Bush rejected calls to pull resources from the war in Iraq to handle Hurricane Katrina, saying: "We've got plenty of resources to do both." AFP PHOTO/LIU JIN (Photo credit should read LIU JIN/AFP via Getty Images)