A recent poll of Iraqi's found that only one out of every five "trust" U.S. led coalition troops. Furthermore, this same poll indicates that about half hold little to no confidence in the Iraqi government. The British Broadcasting Corp., ABC News, USA Today and Germany's ARD television administered the poll Monday.
The concerns of those polled vary from region to region, however the majority of Iraqi civilians primary fears are that they or a family member may fall victim to violence due to the increasing polarity of the country across sectarian lines. Sunni's and Shiite's are the dominant religious groups Iraq and are currently at odds over a number of topics. The execution of Saddam Hussein remains a volatile subject in Iraq. Sunni's view the execution as inappropriate and a roadblock to reconciliation and Shiite's hold an opposing view.
Back in the United States, the politicalization of issues ranging from withdrawal deadlines to troop surges and then to additional troop surges has left a bad taste in the mouths of both Iraqi's and Americans.
The TSA and the Airline industry this week got into a big battle over airline safety. It would seem that a TSA inspector attempting to det...
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