3.21.2005

 

Iraq: Two Years Later

Former Saddam official is meeting insurgent threat
Associated Press
Antonio Castaneda
Mar 20 2005

MUQDADIYA, IRAQ - The 200 Iraqi soldiers pile into trucks to begin a night patrol in this city on the edge of the Sunni Triangle -- fully aware the world is watching.

Targeted for death by insurgents but held out by the United States as the best hope for an honorable exit from Iraq, these soldiers, some trimly uniformed, others disheveled, are the new front line in the continuing battle to steer Iraq toward a stable future.

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