10th anniversary of toppling of Saddam Hussein statue in Baghdad

In this Friday, March 8, 2013 photo, the empty pillar, right, where the statue of former dictator Saddam Hussein sat, was pulled down by U.S. forces in 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq. Ten years ago, a statue fell in Paradise Square. Joyful Iraqis helped by a U.S. Army tank retriever pulled down their longtime dictator, cast as 16 feet of bronze. The scene broadcast live worldwide became an icon for a war, a symbol of final victory over Saddam Hussein. But for the people of Baghdad, it was only the beginning. The toppling of the statue on April 9, 2003, remains a potent symbol that has divided Iraqis ever since. (AP Photo/ Hadi Mizban)

An orthotist looks at prosthetic legs at the prosthetic limbs hospital in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. The toppling of the longtime dictator Saddam Hussein, 16 feet bronze statue remains a potent symbol that has divided Iraqis ever since: liberation for Shiites and Kurds, a loss for some Sunnis and grief among almost everybody over the years of death, destruction and occupation that followed the fall of the capital to U.S. forces on April 9, 2003. <AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed>

In this Sunday, April 7, 2013 photo, CD’s of former dictator Saddam Hussein and his relatives are on display to be sold at a video shop in downtown Baghdad, Iraq. Ten years ago, a statue fell in Paradise Square. Joyful Iraqis helped by a U.S. Army tank retriever pulled down their longtime dictator, cast as 16 feet of bronze. The scene broadcast live worldwide became an icon for a war, a symbol of final victory over Saddam Hussein. But for the people of Baghdad, it was only the beginning. The toppling of the statue on April 9, 2003, remains a potent symbol that has divided Iraqis ever since. <AP Photo/Karim Kadim>