Non-crying Iraqi Baby

So it's been a trend over here that little kids are afraid of me and tend to cry.  This is the first baby that didn't get upset, probably because it's too little to know better.

Anyway, we've been here 6 months now and it's gone by much faster than expected.  Since the US's days are numbered in Iraq, we're under increased pressure to get Iraqis running and protecting their own country.  Most of what we do is focused on restoring infrastructure, developing their economy, improving the Iraqi military and police, and getting the government to be more efficient and at least a little less corrupt.  They're doing good if they settle for just a little bit of graft and some "lighter treason".  Sometimes we get to do the actual infantry thing, but so far these occasions have been few and far between.  Hopefully the next six months go by just as fast and we continue to see the situation improve to the point where Iraq no longer needs us here.  Until then we'll continue eating goat, drinking chai, and terrorizing children.