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...Impasse? I was interested to read "The Dying of the Light," about how Mansour went from being Baghdad's glitziest neighborhood to one of its most dangerous [May 28]. It seems impossible for any side to win the war in Iraq. If the fighting were about land or money, maybe it would be easier for the U.N. or powerful nations to intervene and negotiate a settlement. But this war is about dominance and will. The Western countries involved have the technology and firepower, while the jihadists have the manpower and a willingness to die. I don't see how President...
...read with interest Joe Klein's "There's Good News from Iraq" [June 4]. I can't help wondering if the American media are finally starting to notice what we who live and work in Baghdad have known for quite some time: that what we are doing is working. In fact, we have had many successes since 2003, and we continue to go forward with our mission. I wonder when the pundits and politicians will apologize to the American people for being so wrong-headed and defeatist. More important, when will the same folks apologize to those of us here...
Name Withheld, Major, U.S. Army BAGHDAD...
Percentage of Baghdad neighborhoods in which U.S. and Iraqi forces are able to "protect" and "maintain influence over" the population, according to the U.S. military...
Number of extra U.S. troops that were ordered to Baghdad and surrounding areas as part of the operation to try to restore order to central Iraq; they began arriving in February...