There are a number of good stories this morning on the reality Americans soldiers face as they conduct “The Surge.”
Garrett Therolf in the LA Times writes about the troubles of an American platoon guarding an Iraqi police compound in Baghdad.
Damien Cave in the NY Times witnessed an attack on an American patrol near Mahmudiya, resulting in at least one dead soldier and a number of wounded:
Huge, strong men hugged, tears streaming down their faces. When it was not clear whether the seriously wounded soldier on the ground would make it, “I love you†was said repeatedly…
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