[FairWitness]

"One thing that I do know is that the Iraqi people respond to who they think is the strongest," said Neal, 29, of San Francisco. "They saw the velvet glove when we first came in, and then we took off the glove and showed them the iron fist."

Works for me!

[AlbertWang]

Once we have convinced folks that there is a new Sheriff in town named G W Bush, things will change. You can not kick Uncle Sam around anymore.


I Thank God that Algore is unemployed. W has saved more lives, both foreign and domestic, than we will ever know.

[rface]

glad to see something like this written for the record. I hope there is more than just a a kernel of truth here.

[Doug Loss]

It's always important to remember the old saying: "The Arabs are either at you feet or at your throat."

[ellery]

Great article. I think the real explanation here is that people who would have been friendly before were too scared to show support for us -- because they didn't know whether we were going to stick around. The enemies we're fighting are the enemies of most Iraqis -- and I think most Iraqis know it.

[I_dmc]

From what I've been hearing, it goes like this: 1. Remove/kil bad guys. 2. Natives can afford to be friendly again.