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Well, you're close. We showed the Iraqis we were the biggest dog out there and that the terrorists were not going to beat us. You're thinking like a typical westerner, you're not thinking like someone from the Middle East. There strength does matter. Majority rules. The minority doesn't have much of a say. When you show restraint, they see fear. When you show mercy, they take that as weakness. The locals saw we were serious. They also got very tired of burying their families when the terrorists would strike. They were the ones turning in the safe houses. They worked with American forces taking ownership of their country. They're still members of different tribes but they're all a part of Iraq and are working together.

As for your last comment, it's a staged withdrawal not the full scale route that was suggested Obama, Murtha, Reid, Pelosi and the rest of the usual suspects. The US forces are doing a planned draw down and pull out. They will slowly disappear as the Iraqi forces continue to take control. Remember you have 2 very dangerous dictatorships around Iraq. Iran and Syria will jump at any chance to take over Iraq. Why? Dictatorships have problems explaining the freedoms a democracy offers to people oppressed.

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