Summary
WHEN IRAQIS in Baghdad celebrated America's arrival a year ago by beating a toppled statue of Saddam Hussein with their shoes - a sign of intense contempt - the White House was delighted. This was the kind of expression of glee at the departure of a dictator the United States had anticipated.
Now one year later, the gruesome sight of Iraqis using their shoes to beat burned corpses - this time of Americans - has transcended the daily deaths in Iraq, and become a challenge to American will. At the very least, it raises questions about the depth of the U.S.-led transformation there.See the full content of this document
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The Long Road From Baghdad to Fallujah
Wednesday's killings of nine Americans in two separate attacks - making March the second-deadliest month for Americans in Iraq - came at a point in the occupation that military authorities said would be dangerous. The United States plans to hand over authority to an as...
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