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Originally Posted by Superbelt
Currently our own forces are unable to secure anything outside the green zone and even that is in a dangerously bad state.
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You talk without knowledge of the subject. Their are only a select few hot spots in the country. Outside of the Sunni Triangle, life is stable of steadily improving for all Iraqis. Inside the Sunni Triangle, the majority of Iraqi citizens are happy, safe, and prosperous. They are earning more money now than ever before, and enjoying many new found freedoms and luxuries.
The large number of satelite dishes on homes and the new luxury cars on the roads speak for themselves. The markets are full of fresh fruits and vegetables for the first time in what I'm told is years.
The Green Zone (think Baghdad Beverly Hills) is a target for attacks by the insurgents because that is where the new Iraqi government is headquartered.
Most of the patrols by U.S. forces in and around Baghdad see nothing more exciting than happy children waving at them as they drive past. It's really the exception to the norm for one of our convoys to be attacked, either by small arms fire or IEDs.