text: Benjamin Lowy, "Perspectives II: Nightvision" (2003-08), from "Iraq" taken with night-vision goggles US military issued ISKANDARIYA, IRAQ - JULY 15: US soldiers patrol a marsh-like field as units with the 509th Infantry Division and the 3rd Infantry's Aviation Brigade launch a joint air assault, raiding over 30 targeted areas in a large rural area near Iskanderiyah on July 15, 2007 in Iskandariya, Iraq. The raid targeted IED production and a search for suspected insurgets. The area south of Baghdad has had little US army presence in the last 6 months, and is considered a haven for Al Qaeda in Iraq. (Photo by Benjamin Lowy/Reportage by Getty Images