Building a government

Digging in for a longer stay
American soldiers fill sand bags at Camp Ramadi in Ramadi, Iraq. While military officials say they have reduced the number of insurgent attacks in Ramadi in recent months, U.S. forces in the area continue to suffer casualties on a daily basis.
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