Ariana Eunjung Cha writes, Fearful Iraqis Weigh Working With U.S.: Bombings at Recruiting Sites Could Hamper Security Handover. But Alissa J. Rubin writes, Strikes at 'Collaborators' Sow Fear but Not Flight: Campaign to intimidate Iraqis working for the occupation is blunted by economic need.

"What we are seeing is that all of these people who are being killed are viewed as collaborators," said Robin Bhatty, a senior analyst for the nonpartisan International Crisis Group's office in Amman, Jordan, who recently visited Iraq. "But these atrocities and attacks don't seem to be having the desired effect on people. People are still applying for these jobs. What we don't know is if the economy were better, whether people would still take these positions."

So far, anyway.