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Sinkhole erodes street, morale

Aug-23-2007 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT

By Sharon Behn, Washington Times

BAGHDAD — During two tours totaling 26 months, Maj. Alfred Williams has dealt with insurgents, terrorists and lawless militias. But a giant sinkhole in a main street of one of Baghdad's most dangerous neighborhoods has him stumped.

"When I look into the hole, I just want to shoot myself and fall into it," he said, frustrated beyond all measure.

It all started in July.

The 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Stryker Brigade Combat Team had just taken control of a section of Baghdad"s fiercely Sunni and violent neighborhood of Dora.

Their mission: to clear out al Qaeda in Iraq elements, neutralize Shi'ite extremists, secure the streets and make the place livable once more for the roughly 20,000 Iraqis there.

Then came the abyss.

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