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The Iraq of his mind: "Our brave troops should not have to wonder if their leaders in Washington will give them what they need," Bush said. "I urge members of Congress to fulfil their responsibilities - make their views known - and always support our men and women in harm's way." — BBC

The Iraq we're going to live with: [An arms dealer] told me that one of his main suppliers had been an interpreter working for the US army in Baghdad. "He had a deal with an American officer. We bought brand new AKs and ammunition from them." He claimed the American officer, whom he had never met but he believed was a captain serving at Baghdad airport, had even helped to divert a truckload of weapons as soon as it was driven over the border from Jordan.

These days [the arms dealer] gets most of his supplies from the new American-equipped Iraqi army. "We buy ammunition from officers in charge of warehouses, a small box of AK-47 bullets is $450 (£230). If the guy sells a thousand boxes he can become rich and leave the country." — Guardian