The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff expressed confidence that Washington and Baghdad will reach an agreement before the year's end on the future role of U.S. forces in Iraq.
It was a grand opening without any grandeur. No ribbons were cut, and no speeches were given. But an Iraqi Assistance Center opened Sept. 1 in Baghdad's Sadr City district nonetheless.
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Samuel Solis is the lone sailor attached to an Army squadron deployed to help protect soldiers from improvised explosive devices.
