Iraqis are increasingly the face being seen at the front of patrols and operations in Baghdad. American soldiers are, day by day, in an increasingly supportive role. And the American people, despite the constant bad news, think the mission is vital enough that we should continue doing it.
According to Investors Business Daily polling, “two-thirds believe victory in Iraq is important, while a third (35%) are “very hopeful” we can win and 23% are “somewhat hopeful” the U.S. can pull it off.” And:
According to the latest IBD/TIPP poll, a majority of Americans recognize that the U.S. still has a lot of work left to do in Iraq. For example, the vast majority (82%) believe it’s important for the U.S. and coalition countries to continue training Iraqi security and police forces.
Beyond showing common sense, these findings also show that ordinary Americans are concerned about the security not only of our troops but also of Iraqis — people who, for the most part, they have little relation to or interaction with.
Furthermore, our poll also found that 75% of Americans believe the U.S. should continue to provide economic aid to Iraq. And 71% believe we should continue to help rebuild Iraq’s infrastructure.
I hope our soldiers in Iraq find out about these polls, I think they need to know that, even if the Democrats are being whishy-washy, the American people are largely behind them, and want them to succeed.
http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10644&Itemid=128
Iraqi troops captured 11 suspects during a joint cordon and search operation with Coalition forces near Ath Tha’Alba, north of Baghdad Monday.
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Although the operation was joint, very little of the operation hinged on involvement by Coalition forces, according to Capt. John Lane, operations advisor for the 1st Bn., 2nd Bde., 9th Iraqi Transition Team.
“In the past few months, the IA have stepped up a lot more, becoming more independent against anti-Iraqi forces,” said Lane. “A couple of months ago they wouldn’t have gone anywhere without the help of [Coalition forces] and now they’re doing 90 percent of the work.
“The IA’s are gathering all the detainees and then telling us what kind of support they need,” added Lane. “The U.S. guys are going to each house with them, standing by to help when help is asked for.”
Lane also, said the majority of the help Coalition forces provided to IA’s during the operation involved giving them advice when asked, bringing in military police dog teams to help find caches and calling in aviation surveillance assets.
“To see [how they’ve progressed in] just 10 months … It’s a big step in the right direction,” Lane said.
(h/t Jules Crittenden and PJ Media.)
Gonna be some lefties needing dental work for all the teeth-gnashing if this keeps up (and I think it will).
It’s gratifying, too, to see 58% in the ‘hopeful’ category, despite the efforts of the MSM to push the quagmire canard. It’s too bad they’ve chosen to invest so much energy in trying to drag down our morale and build up our enemies’.
Iraqi’s are increasingly the face being seen at the front of patrols and operations in Baghdad.
Errant apostrophe alert!
(sorry, the stickler in me couldn’t resist)
Fixed. I find in the press to post I make that error (both ways) more than any other.
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