Jane Arraf ( 10 of 10 )
Anytime they can point to something concrete, something that's happening, it helps them refute all the allegations, all the daily read more
Anytime they can point to something concrete, something that's happening, it helps them refute all the allegations, all the daily news that comes in on the ongoing violence and the more-structural problems,
It is a very volatile situation, one that has been going on for a month and will not go away. read more
It is a very volatile situation, one that has been going on for a month and will not go away. The U.S. has made it pretty clear they will react with overwhelming force if they feel threatened.
They're in convoys, taking the same risks as the male solders and Marines,
They're in convoys, taking the same risks as the male solders and Marines,
It's one of the things that the Marines and the Army feel they're lacking right now, particularly the Marines, which read more
It's one of the things that the Marines and the Army feel they're lacking right now, particularly the Marines, which have very few women in those roles.
It's history being made. More than that, I don't think you can send 140,000 soldiers out there, young guys from read more
It's history being made. More than that, I don't think you can send 140,000 soldiers out there, young guys from Kansas and Alabama and all over the place, and not take some of the same risks that you're asking them to take.
I think that the real emotion is one of great pride,
I think that the real emotion is one of great pride,
Saddam Hussein (the Iraqi president) has guranteed the safety of the passengers aboard and will treat them as if they read more
Saddam Hussein (the Iraqi president) has guranteed the safety of the passengers aboard and will treat them as if they were Iraqi citizens.
Stability has been a concern here, but there is nothing to indicate any instability -- certainly there has been political read more
Stability has been a concern here, but there is nothing to indicate any instability -- certainly there has been political chaos.
This is definitely an embarrassment for the Turkish Government
This is definitely an embarrassment for the Turkish Government
