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New York Times
March 11, 2007
Pg. 16
HIT, Iraq, March 10 (AP) — The top American commander in Iraq strolled through the streets of this dusty Euphrates River city on Saturday, snacking on ice cream and promoting cooperation between Americans and Iraqis in a Sunni Arab community where insurgents have been driven out before, only to return.
Gen. David H. Petraeus visited Hit, scene of bloody fights with insurgents for the last three years, to affirm American support for a nascent city administration and to deliver a message that American troops will remain here until Iraqi forces are genuinely ready to provide security.
To demonstrate his confidence, General Petraeus, accompanied by dozens of American troops and Iraqi policemen, strolled down the main street and through the city market, where snipers were taking potshots at American patrols just months ago.
March 11, 2007
Pg. 16
HIT, Iraq, March 10 (AP) — The top American commander in Iraq strolled through the streets of this dusty Euphrates River city on Saturday, snacking on ice cream and promoting cooperation between Americans and Iraqis in a Sunni Arab community where insurgents have been driven out before, only to return.
Gen. David H. Petraeus visited Hit, scene of bloody fights with insurgents for the last three years, to affirm American support for a nascent city administration and to deliver a message that American troops will remain here until Iraqi forces are genuinely ready to provide security.
To demonstrate his confidence, General Petraeus, accompanied by dozens of American troops and Iraqi policemen, strolled down the main street and through the city market, where snipers were taking potshots at American patrols just months ago.