Word: footprints
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...Iraq. But the country is plagued by insecurity. Most reliable estimates put Iraqi deaths at about 15,000 since the war began. Analysts inside and outside Iraq say Bush needs to come to grips with the fact that the insurgency is growing more efficient and more professional, its footprint keeps widening and its ability to spread carnage keeps increasing. Publicly, U.S. officials estimate that some 12,000 insurgents are under arms, but privately they say the number may be closer to 20,000. The violence has throttled reconstruction programs that might once have won the U.S. a base of support...
...Meanwhile, Marshmallow Mateys can best be described as “magically disgusting.” Perhaps most upsetting is the line-up of inexplicable shapes employed by this cereal. The marshmallows are a total mystery, but seem to include a dead canary, a penis and a pink stegosaurus footprint...
...footprint of the locker rooms are a little bit smaller, but they still accommodate as many people,” he said...
...coalition's reduced footprint isn't supposed to compromise their ability to get at the "anti-Iraqi forces"--military shorthand for homegrown insurgents and foreign terrorists. "The enemy will still feel our breath on his neck," says Major General Peter Chiarelli, commander of the 1st Cavalry, the armored division responsible for the security of Baghdad. "We'll make damn sure the bad guys know we're still in the neighborhood...
...course, Americans also have lots of questions. Why were Iraqis in Fallujah harboring foreign fighters hell-bent on destabilizing the country's reconstruction? Why don't Iraqis take more responsibility for their country's problems? It's still possible that as sovereignty is returned to Iraqis and the heavy footprint of the occupation is eased, the mutual antagonism will begin to dissipate. But until then, the prevailing mood for Americans and Iraqis is one of fear--fear of being caught in a suicide attack or a roadside bombing, fear of unemployment, fear of the unknown. "Fear is in our blood...