FALLBROOK — As guest speaker at a recent Rotary Club of Fallbrook meeting, Maj. Gen. Richard Mills shared his observations on “What is Happening in Iraq and Elsewhere” with the full-house crowd, which included many retired servicemen.

As to Iraq, Gen. Mills included comments about Iraq being less violent and that al-Qaida was defeated: “The country now is in the needed and necessary process of building infrastructure and institutions.

“The Iraqi people want peace; they want jobs; they want to raise their children in a safe environment; and they want to raise their standard of li...