I am SO glad your brother is home, Mike!
And it's VERY good news that things are moving along in Baghdad. Hopefully the water situation is improving FAST too!!
OWF, As I'm sure you have heard from Eric, The Iraqi's do appreciate what we are doing over there and it's our negative media who portrays things as if our efforts are a quagmire. Sure there is problems in Iraq, and unfortunately we have suffered several casualties since the end of major hostilities, but considering that more than half of Saddam's loyalist laid down their weapons and blended back into the population, things are going very well.
This is not good news to those families who have lost loved ones since the fall of baghdad, but this war against Saddam and terrorism is a just war and my thoughts and prayers go out to the families of these heroes