[Arkie2]

Or the quiet in Falujah could be because we put Iraqis back in charge and the quiet in Najaf could be because the tribes and the Shiite elders demanded Sadr get out? Just want to present an alternate universe here!

[LS]

Actually, I agree with you about both Fallujah and Najaf to a point---but it is interesting we've had just one "car bomb" in all of Iraq in the past week, and no uprisings anywhere. Our guys have kicked butt in Karbala---one might suspect that the enemy is demoralized?