Vice President Richard B. Cheney, speaking to troops in Iraq March 18.
We made a surge in operations, and the results are now clear: more effective raids to root out enemies, better and more accurate intelligence information from the locals, and higher hopes for the future from the Iraqi people. And across this country, the more that Iraqis have gotten to know Americans - the nature of our intentions, and the character of our Soldiers - the better they've felt about the United States of America.