This is the sort of thing that makes me want to break down:

I was driving past Qadisiya Park and I saw six shiny white banners strung tree to tree. The banners read, in neat blue and green print, “We urge Baghdad City Hall not to turn Qadisiya Park into a commercial plaza.” It was signed by “The people of Qadisiya district.”

Please, Whomever: some respite and normalcy for Baghdad.