Iraq People Finally Trust Coalition Over Al Queda

It certainly took a long time to accomplish, but after what they went through living under Saddam's tyrannical regime for decades, how can one blame them for being a bit skittish.

And just as the coalition and citizenry have begun to work together and such great progress is being made, the dems simply cannot stomach the thought of this grand experiment finally coming to fruition as it is.

The following is a under reported success story from the British media that is being repeated all over Iraq as the war weary citizens finally realize we did come in peace after all, and Al Queda along with Saddam's former regime members have been selling them a bill of goods as has the liberal left coupled with the MSM in their despicable sabotaging of the efforts there to bring peace and stability over the past 4 years that George Bush and America promised them when our military toppled Saddam and his sons.

Iraq insurgency: People rise against al-Qa'eda

Damien McElroy spent a week in the heart of the insurgency in Anbar province in Iraq. In the second of five exclusive reports he describes how peace and prosperity have returned to a town formerly riven by sectarian killings.

Day one dispatch: Fighting on the beaches Day three dispatch: al-Qa'eda returns home Day four dispatch: Rebuilding must begin Telegraph Talk: Brig Stephen Gledhill on the role of British troops Telegraph Talk: The new vehicles saving the lives of US troops

Telegraph: "In a town tucked tight against the Syrian border, US Marines pass softly along a darkened street as the crack of contact rings out. Instead of a panicked rush for cover, the leader of the patrol turns to cheer." The familiar sound was not from the barrel of gun but the baize of an upstairs pool hall.

A transformation has swept western Iraq that allows Marines to walk through areas that a year ago were judged lost to radical Islam control and hear nothing more aggressive than a late-night game of pool.

Behind the shutters the Sunni Muslim residents of the province are enjoying the dividends of driving out al-Qa'eda fighters who had imposed an oppressive Taliban-style regime.

The popular uprising against al-Qa'eda by residents of Anbar Province turned former enemies into American allies earlier this year. The result was a dramatic restoration of stability across Iraq's Sunni heartland. Husaybah bears the scars of the "terrorist" years - 2004 and 2005 - when al-Qa'eda and its local allies controlled the town. continued

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