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Sunday July 27th, 2003

American forces in Iraq suffered one of their bloodiest weekends since the end of the war when five soldiers were killed in three separate attacks.

On July 23rd, my son, who is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, was told along with the rest of his company at morning formation, to get his affairs in order. They are going to replace the 3rd Infantry Division in Iraq.

Wolfowitz said, "I think the American public understands that when you're fighting a war against terrorists, when you're fighting for the security of this country, that sacrifice is something that you'd have to expect."

In Washington, U.S. President George Bush is also under siege for exaggerating Saddam's nuclear ambitions to justify war. His support is fading. There is a savage irony in this postwar blame game.

Turkey's foreign minister said on Sunday Turkey would work with its NATO ally the United States in Iraq but it would take time to respond to a U.S. request to send Turkish troops to help secure its war-torn neighbour.

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