As the winter comes in, the situation has gotten more grim.

The winter has been unusually harsh this year again. It's a constant battle for these survivors.

The demand for winterized tents [like those provided by CWS earlier in November] is bigger than the supplies available. For those reasons, CWS also began providing alternative shelter materials early on in the rescue and recovery mission.

There are no perfect solutions and none seem quick enough or in sufficient quantity to accomplish the unprecedented task at hand.

The situation is very, very, very grim and very, very, very sad. Baghdad is a city waiting for something terrible to happen.

We are in a very grim situation, and everybody knows how serious it is. We are not anywhere near a point where everyone can be satisfied on either side.