Washington's singular accomplishment http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/MG23Ak01.html

The United States military has gathered biometric data, including eye scans, on one of every 14 Iraqis and one of every 20 Afghans. It may not be the same as winning a world war, building giant steel mills, or other American accomplishments of the past, but in a moment like this, one takes what one can get. When this endeavor is complete, Washington will be able to identify any Iraqi or Afghan on the planet by eye-scan alone.