Angelina Jolie has begged US authorities to "step up" their efforts to help
Iraqi war refugees.

The 32-year-old actress - who is the Goodwill Ambassador for the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) - believes America must
address the growing humanitarian crisis following the US invasion of the
Middle Eastern country in 2003.

In a piece Angelina penned for The Washington Post newspaper titled 'A
Reason to Stay in Iraq', she wrote: "What we cannot afford, in my view, is
to squander the progress that has been made. In fact, we should step up our
financial and material assistance."

The UNHCR has asked the US government for $261 million this year to tackle
the problem. Angelina claims the sum is "less than the US spends each day to
fight the war in Iraq."

The star - who visited Baghdad earlier this month - is deeply concerned
there is no coherent plan to cope with two million refugees within the
country, 58 per cent of which are under 12, and the two million that have
already fled Iraq.

She said: "It will be quite a while before Iraq is ready to absorb more than
four million refugees and displaced people. But it is not too early to start
working on solutions."

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Brad Pitt with a new haircut on the set of his new movie "Tree of Life," in Smithville, Texas yesterday.

This hair cut is always hot and youthful!

(Check out Brad's previous "older man" look)