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Posted on 04/08/2007 7:52:44 AM PDT by SandRat
MUQDADIYA — A neighborhood watch program has begun to show sings of success since its formation March 5.
The program, which includes 15 villages throughout the Muqdadiya district, hires local villagers to protect their village and encourages the population to contact their security forces on criminal or terrorist activity.
“The idea is - to protect the village and to clear it from the armed people and insurgents,” said Dr. Abdulla al Jubouri, the former governor of Diyala and founder of the program.
Since the program began, Jubouri said there have been several signs of success to include roads free from improvised explosive devices, fighting stopped between what used to be rival villages, schools are re-opened, electric and water services have been repaired.
“The neighborhood watch program has put positive energy into the security of Muqdadiya,” said Lt. Col. Keith Gogas, 6-9 Armored Reconnaissance Squadron Commander, responsible for Coalition forces in the Muqdadiya area.
“People from all around Muqdadiya have been emboldened by the hard work and sacrifice of Dr. Abdulla, Mayor Najim and many local leaders working to secure this area of Diyala,” Gogas said. “This area is beautiful – full of hard-working, patriotic people who deserve the freedom this security plan gives them.”
Aside from providing security, the neighborhood watch program is important because it provides jobs for local citizens who are often poor and persuaded to turn to the terrorists to support their families, said Mayor Najim, Muqdadiya mayor.
“The cycle of violence that has existed in the province of Diyala is being defeated by the people who are disgusted and disillusioned by the hatred provided by the terrorists,” said Col. David W. Sutherland, commander of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and senior U.S. Army officer in Diyala. “The people recognize the fact that their place in a free and democratic society is their future and ultimately lies in their hands, and cannot be achieved unless there is stable security and government, which enable progress.”
The neighborhood watch program has also encouraged many citizens to join the
Iraqi Police and approximately 1,000 citizens want to join the Iraqi Army, Jubouri said.
“It’s a good idea and I hope it will be done in more than one area,” Najim said. “I hope once the security is improved and jobs start to open, that people will participate in the political process and other people will follow.”
The goal is to support the security plan by encouraging the districts to follow in the footsteps of Muqdadiya, Jubouri said.
And while attacks on Jubouri himself have shown that the terrorists dislike the neighborhood watch program, he and the people refuse to accept defeat.
“[Terrorist attacks] are not going to stop us,” he said. “[We will keep going] until we make sure Diyala is secured.”
(By Multi-National Division – North PAO)
FR WAR NEWS! We don’t want to rattle the Iraqi teacups so we play by their rules - which mean our troops are sitting ducks = for what?
They are already using gas - chlorine gas... whats next? Sarin? Our troops are in the kill zone. We need to get them out of Iraq and go back to Fire and Movement. Using ICBMs against Iran.
We are going to receive mass casualties in the Green Zone when they lob Sarin Shells in there. And what will we do about it? Nothing because we don’t want to hurt the innocent.
Well guess what - in War the innocent die. Dresden, Tokyo, Nagasaki, Hiroshima. (Lets notice that those cities were on the losing side. Lets not wait till those names read: Washington, New York, Los Angeles, Dallas.)
What part of Detroit is this in?
Lots of good news coming out of Iraq...we just don’t hear about it on the loonie MSM.
Did you not read the article?
It is just buying time for Iran and Islam, and wasting away the best youth of this country.
Split it up and Split, then solve with ICBMs.
Have you checked our casualties?
Southfield or Dearborn I think. Could be Hamtramick though.
Yes, I have checked our casualties, and I’m sure they would not thank you for wanting to surrender. Perhaps you should never have been in the USMC, it seems you are more suited to the British Marines.
They would thank me for trying to win, which is NOT what President Bush is trying to do. All we are doing is putting our troops out there, in a crossfire, acting as police in the middle of a riot. Waiting and hoping that our billions and Blood will not run out before Syria’s and Iran’s desire for bloodshed does. The Iraqi people did not choose to vote for freedom, they voted for islam.. we are... fighting FOR ISLAM.
Have you read the Iraqi Constitution - “ISLAM is the official religion”
.......................................................”No Law Shall Contradict ISLAM”.
Everyday Iran gets stronger, kills more Americans and what is our response....we fight Iran’s enemy, the sunni. Do we - have we done one stinking little thing to Iran? No, Negative, Nope Nada.
In the meantime our troops are handcuffed with restrictive rules of engagement and then they get sent to the Brig.
We should be using all out war against all our enemies. Whether they are in Iran Iraq Syria or the Gaza strip. What is President Bush waiting for? The enemy is already lobbing Gas Chlorine artillery shells at us.
Split it up and Split .... then lob ICBMs at them, and annihilate them a la WW2 and WIN.
- before they do it to US.
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