A U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry soldier searches a derelict building during a series of raids in search of insurgent weapons in Mosul, Iraq, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2004. (AP Photo/Jim MacMillan)
A U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry soldier searches a derelict building during a series of raids in search of insurgent weapons in Mosul, Iraq, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2004. (AP Photo/Jim MacMillan)
The easiest thing to do here is pick a city close to the Syrian border and turn it into a parking lot.