Yes Virginia, it looks like the "surge" is working
Multiple sources in Baghdad, none of them American, are beginning to report that the eeeeevil surge appears to be working.
Iraq the Model has this to say:
Violent incidents are still decreasing in number and impact in Baghdad. Yesterday for instance the only reported incident was the abduction of an adviser to the minister of defense by gunmen in western Baghdad. It was less than 24 hours until the security forces succeeded in freeing the abducted general and arresting 4 of his captors.Other law enforcement officials are also getting more serious in doing their job. Traffic cops who would normally stop a suspicious vehicle only if it passed by their post are now riding their motorbikes and chasing suspected vehicles down highways and other streets.
This is an indication that Imposing Law does not mean only sending soldiers to kill terrorists. It is reaching out to deal with other aspects of mess and to counter relatively “benign” violations-like breaking the “odd and even” traffic rule, defensive irregular roadblocks and unlicensed kiosks and stalls-by providing protection for the personnel of civilian departments while they do their job.
Even Al Jazeera, known for its less-than-enthusiastic support for Coalition activities in Iraq, sees changes. From a CNSnews.com story:
“I was just earlier this afternoon [Iraq time] with Al Jazeera English, talking to their reporter,” Multi-National Force spokesman Maj. Gen. William Caldwell told Cybercast News Service from Baghdad.“She gets downtown [Baghdad] a lot. She was the one who told me, ‘You know, General, there’s a real change in the city right now.’ And I said, ‘Well, I can’t tell you I definitely know that.’
“But she said, ‘No, there is. I’m down there all the time, and there’s a positive change in the city. The people are feeling like something is different - not able to articulate exactly what’s different, but they’re feeling that something is different.’”
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