Rebuilding Fallujah Will Be Challenge ; Many Parts of City Devastated During Weeklong Assault

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FALLUJAH, Iraq U.S. Marine engineers began assessing damage in Fallujah on Monday, driving through a tableaux of devastation as huge explosions shook the city and the belching whir of a U.S. warplane's machine guns sounded overhead while troops fought with holdout insurgents.

"It's incredible, the destruction. It's overwhelming," said Sgt. Todd Bowers, a Marine civil affairs specialist attached to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment who is helping determine reconstruction needs. "My first question is: Where to begin?"

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Rebuilding Fallujah Will Be Challenge ; Many Parts of City Devastated During Weeklong Assault

Journalists have not visited all parts of the city, and Monday's tour with the engineers gave only a limited glimpse of conditions...

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