** FILE ** A soldier of the American 101st Airborne division stands guard near a Humvee destroyed by an explosive device in Mosul, 250 miles, (400 kms) north of Baghdad, Iraq, in this Sept. 25, 2003 file photo. New statistics show that improvised explosive devices, more than ever, are becoming the Iraqi resistance's weapon of choice, claiming a growing share of American lives. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze, File)