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This blog will be used in the spring of 2008 by 80+ students at Drexel University to investigate the effects of Iraq on culture and the reverse. Our goal will be to better understand why the US is in Iraq, and to question whether literature can help us on this journey.

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I intend this blog to manage our discussions and track our collective investigation.

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Sunday, April 6, 2008

The happenings at Basra

The first article tells about Basra has under gone a night curfew. The curfew will run from 10pm till 2am because of unrest in the area. That's the main point of this article.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7311970.stm

The next article is a piece about what is going on in Basra and if the Iragi's are ready to take over, and what and how the US if going to handle the situation. There are three questions asked that are answered. Why did the Prime minister start the fighting, what's the role of the US, and will the offensive actually work? The main point will be that as long as things remain the same nothing will happen.

http://www.military.com/opinion/0,15202,164938,00.html

The differences between the two are that one is froman actually news station while the other is a blog. The blog has more details and actually has to do with the fighting. The news is writing about what has been done for the situation. The blog forces one to think, because it's writing is backed up with information and is more provacative than the news. The news is boring compared to other forms. Blogs and comedians give a better view of the war because they aren't covered in the bias.

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