Planning: US Army Lt. T.J. Rodebaugh (l.), a platoon leader whose area includes Dulaim, Iraq, talks future operations with Iraqi battalion commander Lt. Col. Saman Kadir. Scott Peterson/Getty ImagesFrom The Christian Science Monitor:
Despite attack, Dulaim vows to bar Al Qaeda in Iraq, which it ousted from the town last year.
Dulaim, Iraq - Dulaim is an Iraqi village transformed. Where masked gunmen from Al Qaeda in Iraq once imposed their will with killings and even stole irrigation pumps, today numerous Iraqi Army, police, and local Sunni militia checkpoints attest to new levels of security.
The change has been dramatic. It is the result of this farming hamlet deciding last January to change sides, reluctantly turning away from Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) and toward US and Iraqi forces.
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My Comment: The Al Qaeda and criminal gangs are almost gone .... the last will be the American troops.