U.S. Capt., "It felt — at times — like someone else's war"

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THE CONFLICT IN IRAQ

Soldiers Caught Between 2 Sides

Americans in Iraq walk a fine line as they try to keep the peace amid sectarian strife.

By Louise Roug, Times Staff Writer
February 28 2006

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For the American soldiers it was an unfamiliar role. They found themselves in the middle of a fight they could only partially comprehend, stuck between two sides on the edge of civil war.

This was an Iraqi problem, their commanders told them. The solution would have to be Iraqi as well.

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Glass added: "There's stuff that we may never know. We're sheltered because of cultural barriers."

"It felt — at times — like someone else's war," said 28-year-old Capt. Gregory Stone of the 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry.


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