Fairly effective yes but was it really fair? When 20% of the population kept 80% in poverty and fear this made for a good change. The fact that the 80% that were in that position are now including the 20% in top government positions is a big plus.

Look at post WW2 Germany with the SS insurgents. Also, look at the U.S. after the civil war and the insurgency that we experienced there.

It's always stated that this insurgency is aimed at the U.S. and the others from the coallition forces.....why is it then that the car bombs are aimed primarily at Iraqi's in shopping areas or their police/armed forces? The people are more and more turning in these folks. Then there's Al-Quada....middle eastern people not from Iraq killing Iraqi's...fellow Muslims!

So far people have said that there is no way that the Kurds/Shi-ites/Sunnis would EVER agree on a national constitution....they did it. They said that a unity government could never be formed with these three factions...they did it. They'll get by the insugency also....the same way that we and the Germans did. Remember this also, the main insurgency is Sunni groups.....their blowing up their bombs in heavily populated Sunni areas. This will eventually come to a halt also.

Have a good one!:thumbsup:
Psycho4Bud Reviewed by Psycho4Bud on . Official highlights accomplishments in Iraq's reconstruction, economy, job growth Assistant Administrator for Asia and the Near East James R. Kunder spoke before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on International Relations on June 8. Kunder discussed the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) accomplishments in Iraq's reconstruction. Since March 2003, USAID has been allocated approximately $5.1 billion in Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Funds (IRRF). Of this amount, $4 billion has been disbursed. USAID expects to disburse most of the remaining funds Rating: 5