Interesting comment about the Reconstruction. I've always felt it certainly true that stories (by the USA or anyone) about how their armies are giving out footballs and candy to kids, etc. is a deliberate propaganda to cover up the real actions of armies: killing people, destroying cities, seizing land and resources.

The US military right now it worried about it's Baghad "Green Zone," being destroyed, it's center of power and government in Iraq. This is the story between the lines of latest fighting against the Mehdi Militia,

The attacks against the Green Zone sound just like final assault of the North Vietnamese into Hanoi and the US helicopters were fleeing off the roof of the American...

Interesting comment about the Reconstruction. I've always felt it certainly true that stories (by the USA or anyone) about how their armies are giving out footballs and candy to kids, etc. is a deliberate propaganda to cover up the real actions of armies: killing people, destroying cities, seizing land and resources.

The US military right now it worried about it's Baghad "Green Zone," being destroyed, it's center of power and government in Iraq. This is the story between the lines of latest fighting against the Mehdi Militia,

The attacks against the Green Zone sound just like final assault of the North Vietnamese into Hanoi and the US helicopters were fleeing off the roof of the American Embasssy.

Latest fighting news, today, is here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/28/AR2008042800619.html

The article's title is: "A Storm of Sand and Shelling."

A side-thought struck me when I read the article: An indigenous enemy uses the terrain and weather, etc. while an occupation army fights against it.

Considering all this, I wouldn't be buying any tickets to the Baghdad Zoo.