[CWOJackson]

I agree to a point; I'm not sure the average Iraqi is that ambivalent. There is a lot of information out there that would suggest otherwise; if you look for it.

There have been some excellent first person accounts right here on FR that say otherwise...and they're lucky if they get ten posts. Why?

[Torie]

First person accounts are anecdotal, and can be selectively chosen by those arguing from one side or the other. Thus, they are rarely effective in argument, unless very well written and detailed, and somehow convey that the anecdotal observations ring true as to the larger theater. That is just reality.

[Texasforever]

If you were an Iraqi wouldn't you be a bit ambivalent at this point? They see the eroding support of this war here and the outright hostility to it world wide. They have no experience with the United States finishing the job in any conflict since WW2. Why should they go out again and have the rug pulled out from under them like we did when the Kurds rebelled and the Shia rebelled after the first gulf war?