Things are definately going much better over there. As with every conflict like this it will depend on what the average Joe (Muhammed) does and thinks. If he/she thinks its better to hate the US along with the rest of the M/E then its a lost cause.
If they he/she says - hey look at Egypt, things arent to bad in certain parts of the country that have Western influence, then the US has a chance.
The plus side to the whole Iraqi experience is that its better to let the US ARMY and CIA handle terrorists than NYPD Blue and the FBI. One is trained and equipped to handle situations such as that, and the other is not. Yes Iraq has become a kind of a light to flies of terrorists as it were - but thats not a bad thing either, at least they arent going after small town Omaha and the like.
MYK
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