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The troops that are returning to Fairbanks from Iraq are very encouraged. The surge worked and the Iraqis are becoming very fed-up with the insurgents and are being helpful in turning them in. The Iraqi government is getting a better handle on the running of their country every day. We're winning whether you like it or not. There are far more deaths day to day in Detroit and Washington D.C. than there are in Iraq.

The occupation of Japan lasted seven years after the war ended. Officially the allied occupation of Germany continues to this day because almost 60 years after the end of WWII a peace treaty has never been signed. Americans need to learn some patience. Thank God we have some leaders with vision and who have a firm idea of who the enemy really is that we face in the war on terror. The Muslim extremists have never faltered in their resolve to destroy us for thousands of years and we find it hard to hold out for ten.