Monday, February 4, 2008

Cartwright: Changes in Iraq Taking ‘Permanent Hold’

Positive permanent changes in the Iraqi people are beginning to show, said Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright [snip]

“What they see is opportunity, with caution that at any time, it could change and go bad. But they really see that if it does, it will be short-lived, that the change in the environment out there is starting to take hold in a permanent way.”
The general said the biggest change in Iraq is attitude.

“You can see it in the streets. They’re cleaner. People are taking stock in themselves and their businesses. They’re taking the opportunity to clean up, get themselves on a business footing for those small businesses, which you see popping up all over the place.”
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