Michael Yon was on the Hugh Hewitt radio show Tuesday. When asked if the Iraqi people are optimistic about their future, here was Yon's response:
HH: 30 seconds, Michael Yon. Are the Iraqi people optimistic about the future, and are they increasingly happy?
MY: Oh, yeah, oh yeah. They’re increasingly happy. The optimism you can see is increasing month by month. They don’t trust their press any more than we trust ours, by the way, and they point that out daily. And they don’t trust their government any more than we trust ours, apparently a lot less. But their optimism is very high, because they’re seeing changes, and they’re demonstrable changes.
HH: Well Michael Yon, we trust you. And thank you for spending time with us, staying up late.
