Iraqi Power...

You've got to admire the Iraqis for their overwhelming and enthusiastic support of their fledgling government. Even with the daily attacks by cowardly terrorists the majority of Iraqis remain optimistic and continue to go about their business, working, shopping, going to school, and celebrating religious holidays.

So when I read this morning that there was another suicide bombing outside a police headquarters in Ramadi, where 1000 applicants were being screened for the struggling police force, I felt disheartened. Another sad setback for the Iraqis.

Then I read that later the surviving recruits got right back in line to continue the screening process, and I thought, Wow, talk about snubbing the terrorists. No matter what these delinquent cowards throw at them, the Iraqis consistently bounce right back. They are indomitable, unshakable, and determined to take back their country.

In twenty years students of history are going to read how in just a few years the United States helped the Iraqis to oust a brutal dictator, set up a democratic government, and pave the way for other Middle Eastern nations to follow suit. It's absolutely amazing when you consider how much has been done in such a short time and with relatively little loss of life compared with other wars.

And those Americans, regardless of party, who are screaming for us to withdraw from Iraq immediately will be reduced to a pathetic footnote...like those who opposed entering WWII. Like Iraq, America has its pool of cowards and naysayers, but also like Iraq, the optimistic, the stalwart, and the steadfast, thankfully, make up the majority.