A U.S. soldier guards the distribution of gas as Iraqi women wait in line, in Baghdad May 31, 2003. Iraq (news - web sites)'s central bank aims to reopen this weekend for basic operations, but it is going to be years before some of Washington's more ambitious plans to enable finance to flow can be put in place, officials say. The U.S.-led war that ousted Saddam sowed havoc on Iraq's infrastructure, already battered by nearly 13 years of economic sanctions. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber
