Across Iraq, Americans and Iraqis are working together to 
    reclaim the country from Baathists and terrorists. They 
    are building or refurbishing schools, hospitals, roads 
    and sewer systems. "The battle with the terrorists left 
    Fallujah in rubble," says Vold. "But every day, people 
    thanked us. 'We might have to rebuild our house,' they 
    said, 'but you gave us back our city.'"

    Do the Washington protesters know about these great 
    strides? Vold can't say. "When I got back from Iraq, I 
    was disappointed -- astounded, really -- to read the 
    news. The media was saying it's all a failure, while we 
    saw successes around us every day."