'People Woke Up, And They Were Gone' -- Washington PostAt one former U.S. base, quietly departing Americans leave their mark in the mundane detritus of occupation.
SUWAYRAH, IRAQ -- The U.S. military called it shock and awe, and it began on March 21, 2003 -- 8:09 p.m., to be exact. It concluded here with a sigh. No one quite remembers when the Americans withdrew from Forward Operating Base Summers.
"One morning they left, and they never came back," said Osama Majid, a vendor on the road to the base, as he hovered over his shelves of Iranian and Turkish packaged sweets. "People woke up, and they were gone."
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My Comment: In the end .... when one thinks of all the killed and wounded .... the money and energy spent .... one has to ask the question .... was it all worth it?
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