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Progress in Iraq More than 200 children began school last Saturday at the al Nile Primary School in Baghdad's wealthy Mansour neighborhood. It was the first day of school for students since former President Saddam Hussein's government fell six months ago. But close by bursts of gunfire erupted. Several hundred former Iraqi soldiers, protesting what they call mistreatment by U.S. troops, were ransacking nearby stores and burning tires in the street. Terrified teachers and parents quickly ushered in the frightened students. One teacher shouted “They want children to come to school? How are we supposed to have classes in these condition? The Americans have brought us nothing but chaos.” Iraqis are caught somewhere between hope and despair. Six months after the day when U.S. forces drove into downtown Baghdad on April 9 and toppled Hussein's statue before a worldwide TV audience, The ruling Coalition Provisional Authority has made enormous strides in restoring basic services close to prewar levels, and there has been visible progress toward self-rule as the U.S.-backed Governing Council moves to write a new constitution and hold free elections as early as next year.
Approximate Word count = 565
Approximate Pages = 2.3
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