Saturday, December 30, 2006

“So now, what will be the next story they tell us to keep us over here?” (9:11 am)

In a story on Saddam’s execution, Christopher Torchia and Qassim Abdul-Zahra for AP report:

U.S. troops cheered as news of Saddam’s execution appeared on television at the mess hall at Forward Operating Base Loyalty in eastern Baghdad. But some soldiers expressed doubt that Saddam’s death would be a significant turning point for Iraq.

“First it was weapons of mass destruction. Then when there were none, it was that we had to find Saddam. We did that, but then it was that we had to put him on trial,” said Spc. Thomas Sheck, 25, who is on his second tour in Iraq. “So now, what will be the next story they tell us to keep us over here?”
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posted by Brian Zick

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