In my not so important experience, there are people who are genuinely happy the troops are there. There are others who, for financial, religious, personal security or other reasons, resent the fact that we are in their country. The later are the people who you WONT hear from, unless they are trying to blow you up. They don't come to you on the street and tell you what they feel or throw stones at you. You have a weapon and an army to back you up...they don't (at least in broad day light while they are outnumbered). I base this on family members who have lived in countries that had a US military presence. One of my uncles was the equivalent of a senator at one point, and Muslim fanatics attempted to overthrow the government by force, trapping him for a period of time. I've been in the Army, but never deployed over seas. However, I have done a lot of traveling in my years on this earth, outside of just visiting for leisure. I guess my point is, you may think you're the best point of reference for a given situation because you feel you're in the middle of it.. but best believe appearances aren't always what they seem.