Today I found an article at the Washingtonpost.com about the new "mayors" of Baghdad, the Marines who have been assigned sections of the city to police and try to restore order and services. Its a fascinating story, although I can't imagine some of these young men, who don't have the training for this assignment, handling such responsibility. Still, some kind of solution is required to stop looting, get the water and power back on, and build a bridge between Iraqi civilians and the US military. Reading the article I really felt for these young Marines, thrust into such a challenging role. Good luck to them!