Lt. Col. Matthew Mckenna, from Pittsburg, Penn., the deputy commander of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, and Mr. Abu Bahar, mayor of the Mada'in Qada, discuss a wide range of topics including successful irrigation projects, the transition of the Sons of Iraq to the Iraqi security forces, upcoming sheik council meetings and other current issues during a meeting at the Mayor's office in Salman Pak, Oct. 13, 2008. Mr. Bahar told Mckenna a sure sign that life was returning to normal in Salman Pak was with kids having weekly soccer matches. The Mada'in Qada is making fragile progress with an overall decrease in violence in the past year.