Iraqi Independence
In this image released by the U.S. Army, soldiers with Company B, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, secure a palm grove in Baqouba, Iraq, 60 kilometers (35 miles) northeast of Baghdad, Friday, March 16, 2007 Soldiers of the unit, part of 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, from Fort Lewis, Wash., spent three days clearing the palm groves in the neighborhood of Buhriz to deny insurgents access to the terrain, which can be used to hide weapons and to launch attacks on coalition forces. (AP Photo/ SSgt. Antonieta Rico, US Army)
Tuesday, March 20, 2007 12:50 AM
This war has much more background than people care to admit to.
“…This war will not end in the next year, in another four years, or perhaps in 100 years, in spite of the meaningless “Out of Iraq Now” signs carried in last Saturday’s protest near the Pentagon. The sentiment is meaningless because war opponents never say, nor will they take responsibility for, what would come next, which most assuredly would be disaster and a greater threat to America…”
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