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PART 1
By John Yaukey, GNS
American and
Iraqi forces already are struggling with a full-blown insurgency that
has cost hundreds of lives. If the Iraq's Jan. 30 elections go badly and
its political landscape falls into chaos, Americans will be facing a
debacle that easily rivals Vietnam.
PART 2
By Gordon Trowbridge, Army Times
U.S. forces in Iraq constantly
confront enemies hiding among innocents, and innocents
stumbling into a fate they don’t deserve. It's a war often fought in seconds with some of its most important decisions
made by young privates, not generals.
PART 3
By John Yaukey, GNS
As Iraqi security gain
confidence, the Pentagon will gradually scale down the U.S. force size. The
hope is that this will reduce U.S. casualties, lower the American profile
in Iraq and start reassuring Americans that there is an end in sight.
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