humphrey hawksley, bbc news. prime ministery joins me now live from baghdad. thank you for being with us here on "gmt." what is your assessment of these it and half years where you have foreign troops on your soil? >> well, there have been difficulties. we have had some successes together. we had some failures. we had some mishaps. i think we are all happy that the american soldiers are returning home safely to their families, and we are also confident that the iraqi people and armed forces, police, are in a position now to take care of their own security. >> you are happy to see the american troops going home, and that is because most iraqis don't actually trust them. they did not actually get on with them very well. >> i would not say most iraqis, but there have been different opinions in iraq as to the role they have played in iraq. i think most iraqis will remember the hardships under the previous regime and the fact that they could not get rid of a dictator without help from outside, and specifically, from the american forces. from -- but the conduct of s