[Beef]

I keep hearing in the questioning of Gen. David
Petraeus the comment that 50% of the US casualties
were in or near Anbar Province and that the "surge"
has reduced that number greatly. However, only
5% of the Iraqi population lives in or near the
Anbar province. Like the man who steals your lawn
mower and tells you it was for your own good, as you
might cut your foot off, the "USA ain't nothin' but
good" crowd apparently cannot admit we have stolen
peace and security for the majority of Iraqis and
given them the concept of "democracy." I think
most people would prefer consistent electricity and
no bombs going off in public markets to an esoteric
concept.

I'm not sure about that. Many, many are thankful for having to live under the Sadam regime and worry about being killed by their own government. These drastic changes take time. More and More Iraqis are buying into this but you will have those that are still against it, ie. those supported by the Iranian government.