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Since the commuter train service began about a month ago, ridership has been spotty. Few people seem to know it exists. After all, who would imagine such a thing in Baghdad, where going from one end of town to another was, not that long ago, an invitation to be killed?

This is done in the name of urban renewal. It’s hard to think of a place that needs renewal more than Baghdad. Hope they don’t start “Smart” growth. That’s an invitation to more violence.

Thanks to the United States who saved the people from the tyrant who ran this place into the ground and possessed WMD. Thank you to our military for moving Iraq into the US’s corner in the future.