“Suddenly the plane just started dropping,” wrote Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.). “We did this amazing zigzag in — sort of spiral down very fast — and my ears felt horrendous,” she said, describing the final approach to the Baghdad airport. “It was like a bad Disneyland ride as we veered left, right up and down to avoid an ‘incoming’ . . . and I have to admit my stomach was in my throat.”
– The Washington Post – October 11, 2005
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