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I visited at least 50 schools all over Iraq.
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These wonderful children greeted American soldiers at a school near Khanaqin close by the Iranian border.
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The teachers could hardly contain the kids.
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Iraqi kids love to talk with soldiers.
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These kids have better school manners than I ever did!
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Education is paramount in Iraq.
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“Too much math!”
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In this region, young girls and boys attend the same school.
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Lost in a dream.
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Missing a tooth?
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Iraqi kids, showing they can count in English: I always felt like a movie star.
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Some Iraqi girls are as confident as the boys.
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Iraqi commanders consoling a child after an “event." From the news yesterday “Bomb in Khanaqin” I wonder how many of these children I may never laugh with again.
These children and their families are our allies.
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