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To: Road Walker who wrote (245352)	8/8/2005 3:09:30 PM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1577883

"We're all afraid. I can't go outside the base wearing these military clothes," says Sergeant Abbas, listing colleagues who have fallen victim to relentless insurgent attacks in the dusty towns and highways north of Baghdad. I have often wondered why the US doesn't create a superfortress in the desert somewhere, far from towns, where they can train in relative stability? aL

To: Road Walker who wrote (245352)	8/8/2005 3:54:11 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1577883

Iraqi army fears insurgents outside walls of base By Andrew Hammond Mon Aug 8, 5:40 AM ET For the new Iraqi army being trained by American troops in the safe confines of Taji military base, it's a jungle out there. So much so that they fear setting foot outside. C. Rice said yesterday that things are quieting down in Iraq. The author of this article must be making it up. "We're all afraid. I can't go outside the base wearing these military clothes," says Sergeant Abbas, listing colleagues who have fallen victim to relentless insurgent attacks in the dusty towns and highways north of Baghdad. "We all know soldiers who notice people photographing them with mobile phones and being followed," says the Shi'ite Muslim from Amara in relatively calm southern Iraq. The insurgents know just how to get people to be afraid. And apparently, it works very well with the Iraqis. They need to get a fire in their bellies for their new country. ted