David J. Lynch Reporting from Iraq

David J. Lynch - With the U.S. Marines during the 2003 invasion of Iraq

Cash Crunch Curbs Rebuilding In Iraq
BAGHDAD — Businessman Louay al-Tahan’s biggest problem isn’t the postwar chaos that often keeps his employees from their jobs, the daily power outages that idle his machines or even the unexploded artillery shell sitting in the rubbish heap alongside his factory.

Life In “un-Iraq” Allows Kurds Peace, Stability
SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — Imagine an Iraq where GIs are greeted with cheers rather than roadside explosives, where traffic flows in orderly processions, where the calm is undisturbed by car bombs or assassinations.

War Plan Often Rapidly Adjusted, Posing Greater Risks For U.S. Marines
MARINE COMBAT HEADQUARTERS, Central Iraq — On the first full night of war with Iraq, eliminating the observation post on Safwan Hill was a top priority. Rising from a desert that was otherwise as flat as a pool table, the 551-foot point just inside Iraq afforded an unbroken view of advancing U.S. Marines