Never let ‘em see you sweat:
US soldiers are working around the clock in twelve-hour shifts to rebuild the strategically important bridge in Taji that was hit by a suicide bomber in an oil tanker truck on Tuesday. Officials expect that at the current rate, the bridge could be back in operational condition in a few days.
Remember, this is the kind of “dirty work” that Rummy never wanted his elite 21st-century soldiers engaging in. But it’s crucial to winning hearts and minds.
Now Playing: Episode 368
Terror in Mumbai, the collapse of Seattle banking and an update on the new Obama cabinet.
Links Mentioned: A timeline of the Mumbai carnage … SAM and WaMu … some early warning signs of trouble at the Seattle bank … Obama’s new Labor secretary?




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