NYJC510-1214031723, NYJC511-1204111117, NYJC512-0331040547,
NYJC513-1204111159, NYJC514-0922041542, NYJC515-1204110158 BAGHDAD (AP) —
In the beginning, it all looked simple: topple Saddam Hussein, destroy
his purported weapons of mass destruction and lay the foundation for a
pro-Western government in the heart of the Arab world.
Nearly
4,500 American and more than 100,000 Iraqi lives later, the objective
now is simply to get out — and leave behind a country where democracy
has at least a chance, where Iran does not dominate and where conditions
may not be good but "good enough."
NYJC513-1204111159, NYJC514-0922041542, NYJC515-1204110158 BAGHDAD (AP) —
In the beginning, it all looked simple: topple Saddam Hussein, destroy
his purported weapons of mass destruction and lay the foundation for a
pro-Western government in the heart of the Arab world.
Nearly
4,500 American and more than 100,000 Iraqi lives later, the objective
now is simply to get out — and leave behind a country where democracy
has at least a chance, where Iran does not dominate and where conditions
may not be good but "good enough."