foreboding and tradecraft

[Michael Eisenstadt]

Staff Sgt. Bruce Jones describing the 
intense battle Monday from Samarra to 
CNN anchor Soledad O'Brien: 

"We did have to -- we did have to ram some vehicles 
out of the way to get our people out, to get our 
people out of there safely and securely. But civilians 
in the area, you know something's going to happen as 
soon as you get in there and all the civilians 
basically clear out of the way. So if you go into a 
street or part of the city that's normally busy and 
there's nobody around, you'd better get your guns up 
and ready to go."