I received this comment earlier today from a young man who is currently working in Iraq:

I personally have lived in iraq for 8 months also , and have alot of iraqi friends , they are excellent people who deserve to be free of saddams reign , ive heard horrible stories since ive been here and seen it for myself , my vehicle has been shot full of holes , but i believe these people need our help, and i love helping them , theyre are so greatful , this is a country unexplainable to others you have to be here, everyone else in the world is spoiled , they need to get a grip , and use their heads.

There are some people who would call Craig a mercenary. I believe they should take his advice and see the country, the people, and the progress before applying labels. Here is one more Craig quote which I found rather encouraging:

It's going alot better than betrayed on tv, I can assure you that.

Nicely put.