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Monday, July 21, 2008 --- 30 days ago http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/07/21/the-view-from-iraq-sol
 SPC Jeff Cole, 21, takes a break at a small outpost in eastern Baghdad / Photo: David Botti Over at Checkpoint Baghdad and Soldier's Home , my fellow NEWSWEEK bloggers Larry Kaplow (our Baghdad bureau chief) and David Botti (a Marine-turned-embedded-reporter) just filed dispatches on what the soldiers and citizens in Iraq think of Barack Obama, who arrived in the country this morning and will spend the day meeting with commanders on the ground. Both reports are fascinating. I've included excerpts below, but I encourage you to click through and check out the blogs in their entirety. 1. WHEN OBAMA COMES MARCHING OVER (David Botti, Soldier's Home) For U.S. Army soldiers at a small outpost in the Beladiat section of eastern Baghdad, hardly anyone even knew he was coming. Until three weeks ago they were without Internet access. Two months ago, back at their main base, a deadly rocket attack knocked all of the flat screen TVs off the mess hall walls, leaving them with no television. And even if they do have a moment to check on the status of the presidential campaigns, no one here gives it much of a thought. "When I'm not doing anything for the Army, I'm trying to sleep," said twenty-year-old PFC Cory Kenfield, who pointed out he's been deployed in Iraq for most of the campaign season. In fact, by the time these soldiers return home (the newest rumor is January or February), the United States may already have a new president – and a ne ... |
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