I wouldn't say this is entirely correct. I am presently in Fallujah with the U.S. Navy working on tribal and leadership engagement. The next stage of this plan is to remove the vehicle ban and barriers in a methodical and deliberate manner. This decision will be made by the Iraqis in conjunction with Coalition Forces. The neighborhood "militias" are actually residents who are paid a very small amount of money per month to watch their respective community. Each neighborhood also has a police precinct, muktar, neighborhood watch, and a community council to provide security and improved governance. The real test of whether this is a Potemkim type situation will be when the vehicle ban is lifted and the barriers are removed. We are presently in the process of registering all of the vehicles in the city in order to limit a VBIED threat and to improve vehicle monitoring by the Iraqi Police. A second challenge will be how Iraqi institutions respond to the first security incident that takes place after the vehicle ban is lifted. Thus far, they have been very quick to respond to a problem and have actually solved cases because of the enthusiastic support they receive from the community.