Despite the fact that a lot of Americans, if not most, consider the war a "mistake" or "not worth it," most of them still feel we should stay.
It seems Iraqis think it was worth it:
In pictures: Iraqis react to handover
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Samira Yousef, 27
Shopkeeper
"It's very good for Iraqis to take authority and rule their country.
"Now, there is no security. If the government needs our help with this I don't mind. We are hand in hand with the Iraqi authorities.
"I hope to wake up at 5am and find all the people sitting in the streets, happy and laughing, until midnight.
"If Saddam has done anything wrong, he will be judged. If he didn't do any crimes then they should release him."
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Haider Khalaf, 16
Student
"I am happy about the new government because I feel the Iraqi authority is good.
"I hope the Iraqi people will be united against any foreign insurgents and will be united with the government.
"I don't expect there to be a big attack inside Iraq or Baghdad. Saddam should be tried and executed. When Saddam is killed, the Iraqi people will be happy."
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Ahlam Shia'a, 36
Hairdresser
“My shop has no electricity today, so I cannot take any customers and have lost about 30,000 Iraqi Dinars because of this.
"I hope the new government will be a good thing. There should be strong management to provide security to the people.
"There should be a fair trial for Saddam"
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"He took our sons"
Kathem Moula Asim, 75
Retired but working as a local guard in the market
"I'm not sure. We haven't seen anything yet from this new government. The situation is in the hand of God and we respect our new leaders.
"May god keep Bush and Allawi, because Bush threw out Saddam and Allawi will give us safety and security.
"I think we should try and execute Saddam. He took our sons! He took my two sons from their colleges 25 years ago. I never heard from them again."
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Haifa Magid, 55
Housewife
"It is a good thing for Iraqis to be ruled by Iraqis. The new government are our sons and they know our history and our suffering for the past 35 years.
"I have some fears because there are many terrorists in the country. We need the Iraqi authorities to capture all the terrorists.
"The Iraqi people deserve security, stability, affordable housing and good salaries.
"Even if Saddam has a trial, he is finished!"
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Awatif Jabbar, 23
Married with two sons
"I don't know if the new government is good or bad. We need security, electricity, water and a stable society.
"I expect that in the next few days there will be many explosions.
"We suffered under Saddam too much. I wish he would die. Killing him will quiet his followers."
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Sheikh Abbas Reda, 62
Caretaker
"It's a good first step for the Iraqi people and a great step to peace and security in all Iraq.
"The first thing is to create security in Iraq, to force people to go to their jobs, get rid of all the terrorists, and close all the doors against them.
"I hope to overcome my fears now that we have a new government.
"We should put Saddam on trial, because the trial would let people discover how Saddam and his followers deceived them."
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Ahmed Sa'aed, 30
Auto mechanic
"I was surprised the transfer of sovereignty happened early. I hope for the safety and stability of this country. Now the authority is in the hand of the Iraqis, we will destroy all the cells of terrorism.
"When I woke this morning I saw the Americans no longer control me and that makes me feel better.
"Saddam should be kept alive. We don't want him to be comfortable. If he is dead, he will not feel the anger of the Iraqi people."
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Nouri Ali Hussein, 41
Shop owner
"It's not a clear picture yet. The new government has good qualifications and we hope they can rebuild things.
"All sides of life were destroyed in this country."
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