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April Toll Is Highest Of '07 for U.S. Troops

Fowler sighed. It's a war between Iraqis, she said.

"We are just interfering, and letting our soldiers die."

"I'd rather be out there helping people survive," Fowler said. "The more of us that are out there, the more chances they have to survive."

There was a pause, as the soldiers mulled that.

"It's just terrifying, because you can drive the same road for eight months, and then one day it's over," Gonzalez said.

"Over," Fowler echoed.

Special correspondents Saad-al-Izzi, Waleed Saffar and Washington Post staff in Baqubah and Ramadi contributed to this report.


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