U.S. Unit Patrolling Baghdad Sees Flaws in Bush Strategy

Washington Post by Sudarsan Raghavan | Jan. 12, 2007 (News Report)

Apache Company's mission: to search a few houses for weapons caches based on intelligence reports. Caldwell and his soldiers worried about the intelligence they had been given... from an Iraqi army... They wondered whether they were being set up for an ambush.

"It's a joke," said Pfc. Drew Merrell, 22...

"They feed us what they want," said Spec. Josh Lake, 26, of Ventura, Calif., referring to the intelligence. "I guarantee that everyone ... Full Story »

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Marty Heyman
3.1
 by Marty Heyman - Oct. 1, 2008

This "day in the life" story seems factual and accurate enough. It draws a very negative and depressing picture without any information from anyone with hope. This embed operation didn't happen in a vacuum. These reporters have opportunities to get more perspective on the situation than comes from the feet in the street. The story surfaces an important viewpoint but we have no way of assessing whether it's pervasive or isolated.

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