Removing Barriers to Progress
MND - NORTH VOLUME 2, ISSUE 10 PAGE 1 MAY 18, 2009 Removing Barriers to Progress An Iraqi traffic policeman watches as cars go through a green light at a busy intersection in downtown Kirkuk city, Iraq, May 9. The street lights have been operational for less than a month, but already the lights have helped make the job of controlling traffic easier. STORY and PHOTO BY 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade and the barriers were just creating too much Pfc. Justin Naylor Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division. congestion in busy areas, said the shop 2nd HBCT, 1st CAV Public Affairs By removing these barriers, we are owner. helping return the city to normal and allowing "The people were ready to see the barriers FORWARD OPERATING BASE WARRIOR, the residents here to move more freely, go," said Lt. Col. Terry Cook, the KIRKUK, Iraq – Imagine a city about the which builds confidence in them about the commander of 3rd Bn., 82nd FA Regt. size of San Francisco, with large barriers police in the city doing their job of keeping Traffic lights have been turned on again blocking off busy roads and market areas, Kirkuk's residents safe, explained Sgt. in a few busy intersections of the city. and no working stop lights. Ammed Mustafa Ismael, a member of the "The traffic lights are doing their job," In Kirkuk city, Iraq, that was the case until Emergency Response Unit in Kirkuk. explained a Kirkuk city resident. "It has been recently, when security gains have allowed "The security situation has just improved a lot safer driving around.“ for city-wide projects to begin removing so much lately that we can remove these "Everyone stops for it," said 1st Lt.
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