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shared by liveinfreedom . on 06 Apr 08 - Cached

The Baghdadis caught between these extremes know that the only thing standing in the way of another sectarian conflagration is the U.S. military. This may explain why every Iraqi who offers me a view on American politics seems to be praying for a McCain victory. A 100-year American military presence, of which McCain once spoke, may seem a bit much; I suspect most Iraqis would be happy with five.
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Now, says Ali al-Dabbagh, spokesman for the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, all the credit for the decline in violence is going to the U.S. military: "People think the Americans are like Superman, who can do anything."
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Many are former insurgents who are happy to accept salaries ($300 per month, paid by the U.S., not the Iraqi government)
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from the men they once hoped to kill.
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. But colleagues recently embedded with U.S. troops in Baghdad tell stories of soldiers being received with smiles and waves, even cups of tea. Driving through the city,
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in the Jadriyah district, we get four to six hours of electricity a day, up from just two hours.
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