Just Another Day: Living In Baghdad
Lara Logan On How Ordinary Citizen Cope In Iraq's Capital
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/20/60minutes/main2710021.shtml
(CBS) There is perhaps no place in the world today where it is harder
for an average person to get through an average day than in the city
of Baghdad. It has become a living hell, with daily car bombs, mortar
attacks, hundreds of kidnappings and murders every week.
The problem is, in order for Iraq to have peace and security, the
capital must first be made secure, which is why President Bush chose
to send in more troops.
As correspondent Lara Logan reports, many in Baghdad fear it is an
impossible task, given how chaotic the city has become, with
terrorists, insurgents, and now a brutal civil war tearing the society
apart.
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When Mahmud al Wadi gets ready to take his kids to school, he says,
"The first thing I prepare them, I prepare my weapon of course."
There couldn't be a better metaphor for what it's like living in
Baghdad today: without his gun, Mahmud won't even attempt the drive.
