Kirkuk Example Provides Hope Despite Terrorist Attacks, Commander Says

By Jim Garamone | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, June 8, 2007 – Kirkuk, Iraq’s northern oil center, is an example of people of all sects, tribes and religions being able to live and work together in the Middle East, said Army Col. Patrick Stackpole, commander of 3rd Brigade 25th Infantry Division. That’s why it is a terrorist target.