They came from far and near and waited hours in long lines under a hot Iraqi sun in hopes of joining the Army.
Nearly 400 Iraqi males – some as young as 15 – showed up for an Iraqi Army recruiting drive held at the Marines’ battle position in this region along the Euphrates River in western Al Anbar Province.
Of the 400 men who showed up to enlist, 179 were accepted – a substantial number, according to Coalition and Iraqi Army officials. [...]
Still, recruiting efforts in Al Anbar have been steady for the Iraqi Government.
In the past six months, mobile recruiting teams have traveled the region to screen hundreds of potential new soldiers, many of whom have been accepted. Furthermore, there have been no insurgent attacks during the drives, unlike recent Iraqi Army and police recruiting drives throughout other parts of Iraq.
And there's progress on the diplomatic front.
As well as the defeat of Zarqawi. I say defeat because Zarqawi was appointed the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq by bin Laden. To be demoted and rejected by the Iraqis is a rejection of al Qaeda.
On top of all this, US casulties contine to fall.
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