Iraq Is On It's Own

On September 19 Three car bombs went off in Fallujah, killing at least 36 people. The blasts in the capital were so powerful they tore off the sides of buildings and left streets in ruins. It was said to be the worst violence since the U.S. military dropped to 50,000 troops and declared an end to combat operations.

Insurgents have attacked Iraqi forces and government buildings, because of gaps in security as the U.S. lessens its military force. 

Iraq is left to deal with this problem on its own. The Government officials and soldiers are working hard to keep peace in their country. 

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129977721

Are Our Troops In Danger?

Terry Jones, pastor of Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida planned to burn Qurans on September 11. This caused National concerns all the way to the White House. The Burning of the Muslims holy book would have endangered US Troops in Muslim countries. The incident would have given the radicals a reason to commit terrorist actions. 


Terry finally agreed to suspend the event because the Imam Muhammad Musri, the president of the Islamic Society of Central Florida, said that the New York mosque will be moved. When terry head that the plans for the mosque were still underway he said "Given what we are now hearing, we are forced to rethink our decision, so as of right now, we are not canceling the event, but we are suspending it." Does this mean that our troops are still in danger? only time will tell. 
Click to watch the video documenting this event.  

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/quran_burning

USS NEW YORK

The USS NEW YORK is the U.S Navies newest ship. The ship is made out of the steal rubble from the World Trade Center. The captain of the warship is Cmdr. Curtis Jones a native of Binghamton, N.Y. he will oversee a crew of 360 sailors and up to 700 Marines to war and humanitarian missions.The $1 billion warship was built near New Orleans by workers who survived Katrina. This ship is among the LPD series of new amphibious assault ships.the USS NEW YORK and her sister LPDs are designed with maximum stealth and flexibility. She can carry a V-22 tilt-rotor Osprey aircraft, three types of helicopters14 expeditionary fighting vehicles and air-cushioned landing crafts for deployments of Marines and Special Forces.

http://www.ussny.org/ship.php