Good because for every day that's quiet, every day Iraqi people will remember what it feels like to feel safe and will WANT that and will do WHATEVER it takes to get it.
Oh, they've been actively participating in their security for a while. The media just doesn't want people to know that because it might look like a success.
They risked their very lives to vote. Some lost their lives trying. It didn't stop them from going to the polls the next election - in fact, the numbers increased.
Iraqi forces have pulled off some very successful raids against the terrorists on their own.
Iraqis staged an anti-terrorist demonstration south of Baghdad just yesterday. Those happen more than you'd think.
The Iraqis aren't getting the credit they deserve because of the media.
The big sign that went up in Tahreer Square here last summer still stands. It translates:
"By the blood running in our veins and the ink stains on our fingers, we will not allow the terrorists to defeat us."