Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Bombers kill dozens as violence erupts in Iraq.

This story is about Iraq. Recently, in the towns of Diyala, Jalula, and Tikrit, (which is north of Baghdad) explosions have killed over 30 people. This might not be such a surprise, because we hear of bombings all the time here in the U.S., but these towns have been relatively quiet in the last few months. There were three bombs. One exploded and killed 25 police recruits. Another killed a whole family. And yet another killed four. This particular bombing might not be in textbooks 20 years from now, but the topic will. The American soldiers have been in Iraq since October 11, 2001, and many are still there today. In some ways, this war on terrorism no longer includes the United States, but has turned into a somewhat Civil War. The American troops in Iraq now do more helping than fighting. Although Iraq still has problems, I believe that the American soldiers are setting a wonderful example to the Iraqi people, and to everyone else.






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