It has it's own set of amazing man-made lakes and pre-war era palaces...
There are Iraqi governmental buildings... like this one... a Ba'ath Party enclave. Legend has it party members were watching Pretty Woman on the night of the 2003 invasion...
Frank Lloyd Wright-esque luxury homes line the shore... most today are occupied by Coalition troops...
Deserted and waterlogged houseboats of the Iraqi rich and famous line the shore too...
A single and rather solemn-looking mosque stands in the corner of Slayer...
And on the water, monuments to Saddam Hussein still stand too...
Life along this shoreline has changed forever and America's presence is undeniable. On the land...
And in the skies...
