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Marines getting up to task of nation-building in Iraq.
Byline: Dion Nissenbaum
HILLAH, Iraq _ The U.S. Marines pride themselves on being the "tip of the spear," the ones who kick down the door and clear the way for others to pick up the pieces. But in Iraq, they have found themselves running two-thirds of the defeated nation.
Decisive battlefield victories have given way to the murkier job of setting up new police departments, getting judges back to work, rebuilding power plants and identifying credible local politicians to run the country.
The size and scope of the task have pushed the Marines into uncharted territory.
"We're not designed to be an army of occupation," said Col. Bill ...
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