Good news: the surge is working
A young woman surrounded by well-armed soldiers, “more boots on the ground than John McCain had,” helicopters patroling overhead, talks of how exciting it is to be here in a Baghdad market, something she couldn’t imagine doing not long ago. Compelling.
Update: added today’s latest Iraq story.
Iraqi officials: Truck bombings killed at least 500
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — The death toll in the suicide bombings Tuesday in northern Iraq has risen to at least 500, local officials in Nineveh province said Wednesday. … The Tuesday truck bombs that targeted the villages of Qahtaniya, al-Jazeera and Tal Uzair … were attempts to “break the will” of the American people and show that the U.S. troop escalation — the “surge” — is failing, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Mixon said.
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on August 16, 2007 at 6:04 am Tom wrote:
I like how while she’s talking from inside her big helmet and flak jacket, there’s a whole two-deep circle of soldiers behind her scanning the crowd. Yep, everything’s back to normal.
on August 16, 2007 at 7:09 am Tom wrote:
Ergh, I missed your first paragraph and inadvertently basically repeated it. Sorry. I should really not post until I’ve consumed and processed at least one cup of coffee.