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"It's quite extraordinary to see the way American soldiers are welcomed. To see the work that they're doing — and not just rolling up these filthy networks of Ba'athists and jihadists — but building schools, opening soccer stadiums, helping connect to the Internet, there is a really intelligent political program as well as a very tough military one."

Because the daily lives of Iraqis are improving and political stability is increasing, Wall Street Journal editor Paul Gigot reports from Najaf that, "The majority aren't worried we'll stay too long; they're petrified we'll leave too soon."