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Iraq was already a testing ground for American resolve, and now the gruesome deaths of four American civilians have raised the stakes. The public may rally around President Bush in the short term, as often happens with attacks abroad, but the assault also intensifies pressures on him to stabilize a still unruly country.
Graphic images of the mutilation of the Americans in Fallujah reinforced what the statistics were showing: Attacks on civilians are on the rise and lawlessness still reigns in many areas of the country.See the full content of this document
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Savagery of Iraq Violence Turns Up Pressure On Bush
The pictures recalled Somalia in 1993, when 18 U.S. servicemen were killed and corpses were dragged through the streets of Mogad...
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