The Tip of the 'Surge'

The first of an additional 21,500 U.S. troops deployed to Baghdad and the troubled Anbar province have begun to arrive since President Bush announced his ‘surge’ in January 2007. News reports in March indicated that the actual number of new troops will be closer to 30,000--once support units are added to the count. In the drive to increase security, U.S. military personnel will find themselves interacting closely with Iraqi civilians. Here’s a look at U.S. military forces in Iraq during the first months of 2007.