10 years after: Fighting in Yousifiya as the 'Triangle of Death' heats up once more

It's the 10th
anniversary of U.S. forces entering Baghdad. What's
happening? Same ol' same ol', just south
of Baghdad, last Friday. I remember having lunch down
there with an Iraqi commander and his advisor when a rocket or mortar shell hit
outside. I asked, "What was that?" -- meaning which type of weapon. The
American officer responded, "That was the losing contractor" (on the
construction project next door).

Bad
things also happened on Sunday in another of "the 'iyahs,"
as American troops called this group of towns, AKA "the Triangle of Death."

What's more, Baghdad
airport has been rocketed and mortared lately, provoking
the U.S. government to issue a travel warning. So you might want to reconsider
spending Easter break swimming in the Tigris.

Meanwhile, the Florida legislature expanded
"stand your ground" by approving "warning
shots." Oh, great.