U.S.: On Iraq and Iraqis

Firas writes the following in his blog Iraq & Iraqis:

When I didn’t find the time yesterday to post an article I realized that we are in some kind of peak point in business and work here in Baghdad, I didn’t even find enough time to open my personal mail, and when a friend of mine from Basra said that he would e-mail me about something important three days ago and I didn’t receive any thing yet because he is busy with a contract about rehabilitation of 100 schools there, and when I received information about two Iraqi companies and another group of companies wins the bid to clean the mess and rebuild Faluja , and when I receive information about an Iraqi company joining with Ukrainian company to invest more than hundred millions dollars in one of the most important steel factories compound in Iraq and supplying job opportunities for more than 4000 Iraqi’s besides training ………..Then I would be sure that the peak is not only here in Baghdad its every where in Iraq. What’s more important that I am not the only one to see this and for sure that’s not every thing. Much more is being done.

Nobody's saying that there aren't problems in Iraq; however, Iraqis are saying 'we are seeing a difference, and we have hope.' That's why the U.S. is spending blood and treasure in Iraq. That's why that macho Texas cowboy who's so chockful of gun talk has laid his presidency on the line and will not back down.

Read what Mohammed has to say about the new Iraqi army that the U.S. forces are training. So, some of them cut and run, but some stood like men and fought.