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A U.S. military personnel (front) supervises an Iraqi soldier who is firing at targets during a training course in Nassiriya, 300 km (185 miles) southeast of Baghdad, February 19, 2011. Picture taken February 19, 2011. Reuters/Atef Hassan

Iraqi orphans chant slogans while carrying religious flags bearing the name of the prophet Mohammed, during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011. Hundreds of orphans and widows marched in downtown Baghdad, calling on the Iraqi government to take care of them. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Iraqi orphans chant slogans while carrying religious flags bearing the name of the prophet Mohammed, during a demonstration in Baghdad February 19, 2011. Hundreds of orphans and families took to the streets of al-Mansour district of western Baghdad on Saturday calling on the Iraqi government to take care of them and defend their rights in the country. Reuters/Thaier al-Sudani

Iraqi orphans chant slogans while carrying religious flags bearing the name of the prophet Mohammed, during a demonstration in Baghdad,February 19, 2011. Hundreds of orphans and families took to the streets of al-Mansour district of western Baghdad on Saturday calling on the Iraqi government to take care of them and defend their rights in the country. Reuters/Thaier al-Sudani

Iraqis chant anti-government slogans during a protest in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011. Some Iraqis gathered in central Baghdad to demonstrate against corruption and the lack of government services. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

An Iraqi soldier stands guard as Iraqi orphans chant slogans while carrying religious flags bearing the name of the prophet Mohammed, during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011. Hundreds of orphans and widows marched in downtown Baghdad, calling on the Iraqi government to take care of them. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Iraqi orphans chant slogans while carrying religious flags bearing the name of the prophet Mohammed, during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011. Hundreds of orphans and widows marched in downtown Baghdad, calling on the Iraqi government to take care of them. The banner back, in Arabic says, 'we have the right to live as other children in the world.' (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Protesters chant anti-government slogans during a demonstration against the lack of basic services in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Feb. 18, 2011. Protesters calling for the provincial governor to resign blocked a bridge Friday in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, as the demonstrations against the government continues across Iraq. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)

Protesters chant anti-government slogans during a demonstration against the lack of basic services in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 550 kilometers(340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Feb. 18, 2011. Protesters calling for the provincial governor to resign blocked a bridge Friday in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, as the demonstrations against the government continues across Iraq. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)

Riot policemen are deployed outside Wasit provincial council during a protest in Kut, southeast of Baghdad, February 16, 2011 Reuters/Jaafer Abed

Protesters chant anti-government slogans around a donkey decorated with a sign reading 'governor' in Kut, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. On Wednesday about2,000 stone-throwing demonstrators attacked local government offices, setting fire to some buildings, including the governor's house. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Iraqi security forces stand guard at the damaged provincial headquarters building in Kut, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. About 2,000 stone-throwing demonstratorsattacked local government offices on Wednesday, setting fire to a number of buildings, including the governor's house. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Protesters chant anti-government slogans around a donkey decorated with a sign reading 'governor' in Kut, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. On Wednesday about2,000 stone-throwing demonstrators attacked local government offices, setting fire to some buildings, including the governor's house. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

A burnt US tank is seen next to the town hall of Baghdad's Sadr City slum in 2004. Baghdad's city hall has demanded $1 billion and an apology fromthe US military, accusing the force that led an invasion to oust Saddam Hussein of turning a "beautiful city into a military camp. "(AFP/File/Sabah Arar)

An Iraqi soldier enters the damaged provincial headquarters building in Kut, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. On Wednesday about 2,000 stone-throwing demonstratorsattacked local government offices, setting fire to some buildings, including the governor's house. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Protesters chant anti-government slogans in front of Kut's provincial headquarters building, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. On Wednesday about 2,000 stone-throwingdemonstrators attacked local government offices, setting fire to some buildings, including the governor's house. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Iraqi riot police officers prevent anti-government protesters from entering the Basra provincial headquarters during a demonstration in Basra, Iraq's second-largestcity, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. Hundreds of Iraqi demonstrators massed in the southern city of Basra to demand the ousting of the local governor, a day after a similar anti-government protest sparked violence that killed a few people. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)

Iraqi anti-government protesters carry a man who collapsed during a demonstration in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeastof Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. Hundreds of Iraqi demonstrators massed in the southern city of Basra to demand the ousting of the local governor, a day after a similar anti-government protest sparked violence that killed a few people. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)

Iraqi riot police officers prevent anti-government protesters from entering the Basra provincial headquarters during a demonstration in Basra, Iraq's second-largestcity, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. Hundreds of Iraqi demonstrators massed in the southern city of Basra to demand the ousting of the local governor, a day after a similar anti-government protest sparked violence that killed a few people. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)

Iraqi anti-government protesters carry a man who collapsed during a demonstration in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeastof Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. Hundreds of Iraqi demonstrators massed Thursday in the southern city of Basra to demand the local governor's ouster while protesters elsewhere stormed a local government building, the latest examples of the anger sweeping the country over poor government services and high unemployment. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)

An Iraqi soldier patrols the site of a bomb attack in Kirkuk, north of Baghdad, February 9, 2011 Reuters/Ako Rasheed

Iranians carry their national flag as they attend a rally commemorating the death of Hezbollah leaders including the 2008 assassination of Hezbollah'stop military commander Imad Mughniyeh, in Beirut's southern suburbs of Dahiyeh, Lebanon, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011. Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah told his Shiite guerrilla group on Wednesday to be prepared to invade northern Israel, a day after Israel's defense minister warned that the quiet along the tense border will not last forever and the army may have to enter Lebanon again one day. The Arabic on the head scarf reads:' Oh, the revenge to Hussein,' referring to the 680 A.D. martyrdom at Karbala, present-day Iraq, of Imam Hussein, one of the Shiite Islam's most beloved saints and a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Flames engulf the Wasit Provincial Council building in the southern city of Kut. Iraq's government plans to slash the salaries of ministers and MPs,a top official said, as protests swept the country against widespread corruption and poor basic services. (AFP/Ali al-Alak)

Iraqi police stand guard as some 2000 demonstrators gather outside the Wasit Provincial Council building in the southern city of Kut. Iraq's governmentplans to slash the salaries of ministers and MPs, a top official said, as protests swept the country against widespread corruption and poor basic services. (AFP/Ali al-Alak)

The Arab Revolution of 2011