U.S. Marine Sean Stukes of California, from Lima Company, 3rd battalion, First Division, looks through the sight of his assault rifle near the city of Falluja in western Iraq (news - web sites), November 8, 2004. U.S. warplanes pounded Falluja on Monday as ground forces battled guerrillas on the outskirts of the rebel-held city that American and Iraqi forces were poised to storm. REUTERS/Eliana Aponte Yahoo! News - World Photos - Reuters