[Iraq boots-on-the-ground report] OMAR:
Interviews they’re doing right now in Iraq reveal a mixed public reaction to the deletion of the zeros from the dinar with many citizens skeptical about whether it will lead to a real effective exchange rate or improve our daily lives. FRANK: This is a 20 year wait. That is equivalent to a generation. This new generation in Iraq is fearful of the unknown but this education is what will allow them to realize, ‘Oh my goodness, I have just been given purchasing power that is worth at least an American dollar.’ …everything will work itself out with the citizens.
