Good News from Iraq

Omar, at Iraq the Model, has posted some very positive and optimistic news about the results of the recent operations in Baquba, and the changes he's seeing in Iraqis. An excerpt:

The results so far have been astounding, and please allow me to say that I'm proud of the change in attitude many of my fellow Iraqis are showing. Even if numbers don't suggest so because the change is happening but it will take time-perhaps beyond September-before this change will show in numbers.
A nation is not a corporation and when we deal with a nation we are dealing with a society; a mass of people with ever changing hearts and minds and that's why numbers alone can't be enough to assess the situation—thoughtful insight and looking at the bigger image are also required.

This is more optimistic than Omar has sounded in months, which I'll take as very good news indeed. The details in the rest of his post are fascinating -- don't miss it!