[dhoward]

I believe that the people who were 'liberated' were in fact, the people who suffered under the regime of Saddam. You remember, the hundreds of thousands, murdered, raped, shot, poisoned, and maimed. Remember them? They are the ones who appreciate the US presence, with the hope that it brings stability and safety to the region. They're not the ones blowing up their own infrastructure, or killing innocent people. I know this firsthand from my friends in the sandpit.
The US hires locals to fill sandbags to reinforce the tents and buildings in the US compounds as added protection from mortars. Insurgents take these jobs when they can, to get fire coordinates. The regular Iraqi's, upon seeing a worker with a handheld GPS and cell phone, will turn those people in.
It happens. All the time.