For six weeks, Bourke-White took pictures of the Soviet people preparing for war.

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Aziz said Iraq was not defeated in the Gulf War, which lasted just six weeks.

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Most predicted the war would last between two and six weeks, ending with a thorough collapse of Saddam's regime and Iraqis savoring their newfound freedom.

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So every six weeks or so he takes a break from running the war and attends a ritual in Baghdad's Green Zone.

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