August 05, 2004, 8:04 a.m. “Iraqis Want Us There” U.S. Army commander says unbalanced news threatens troop morale. By W. Thomas Smith Jr. On the night of April 6, 2003, Lt. Col. Stephen M. Twitty called his subordinate commanders together a few miles south of Baghdad. "Guys, this is it," the black 39-year-old from Chesnee, South Carolina told his officers. "We're going to take the fight into Baghdad. Some of us in this room may die, and that's okay. Just know it's for a good cause." He then offered up a short prayer and dismissed his commanders. The following morning,...