Our reader Haider Ajina phoned his father in Baghdad for an update on Iraqi sentiment concerning the Marine killing. Haider sends us the following message:
"I just got of the phone with my father in Baghdad. I asked him what is the reaction of the Marine killing the Injured Iraqi in the Mosque in Felujah. His first words were "Good riddance.""People are not giving it a second thought. Any terrorist who attacks soldiers from Mosques has no sanctuary. Any terrorists who fake death to kill in a mosque deserve no mercy. He says Iraqis (including Sunnis) are fed up with the terrorists and want them eliminated.
"There was much uproar about the brutal kidnapping killing of Mrs. Margaret Hassan. Iraqis are upset outraged and disgusted with her brutal abduction & killing. She helped us, helped the poor & needy and this what the terrorist do to her and her family.
"He says we must stay strong, united and relentless in the pursuit of the terrorist. Baghdad had relative calm over the last few days. People are even going out in the street till 9:30pm now.
"Please spread the message, let America Know that the Iraqis are with us, grateful and want us to stay strong and get stronger so that we can all defeat terrorism.
Thank you very much for posting the update, snopercod.
It's very encouraging that the Iraqis understand how much our brave young men and women are sacrificing for them.
Wish I could say the same for the anti-American media!
Greg Palkot on Fox is the only reporter I trust -- and a very courageous young man to boot.