I think it is quite a shame that people here in the U.S. make judgments and decisions based on MOSTLY half truths that they receive from the media. The real truth is.....most people know very little about what is going on in the middle east. Their overall views are, "Obscured" by their general political views to at least some degree in most cases. The REAL truth is.......and IF you were honest, you would say......"I have no real idea if there has been any true improvements in Iraq or in the Middle East Campaign because I haven't been there!!!!" If you have spent any time over there, you would see that there have been some improvements made in MANY areas. Yes, there has been some bad stuff happen too......but too many people simply focus on the bad and ignore the good to at least some extent. You DO NOT make headway in a campaign such as this without cost! So give me a break already.....Stop proliferating half truths and THINK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dr. G