This Stars & Stripes article takes a look at border patrols and includes a few photos of 1-14 CAV.
[Link to Full Article] By Kevin Dougherty, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Monday, March 15, 2004
Recent suicide bombings in Baghdad and Karbala — believed to be the work of foreign nationals — once again have heightened concerns that Iraq’s borders are not as secure as they need to be.
Over the past year, U.S. and coalition authorities often have spoken of their commitment to prevent foreign terrorists from infiltrating the country. After recent simultaneous attacks that killed more than 140 people, L. Paul Bremer, the U.S. administrator in Iraq, pledged $60 million to help shore up the fledgling Iraqi Border Patrol, proposing to add hundreds more vehicles and security personnel.
It’s an issue that has come up again and again.
Troops face unique challenges patrolling the borders
This Stars & Stripes article takes a look at border patrols and includes a few photos of 1-14 CAV.
[Link to Full Article]By Kevin Dougherty, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Monday, March 15, 2004
Recent suicide bombings in Baghdad and Karbala — believed to be the work of foreign nationals — once again have heightened concerns that Iraq’s borders are not as secure as they need to be.
