Tracking Iraq-- What the Media Did Not Tell You This Month
Truly- The Surge Is Historic in Its Success--
The mainstream media has absolutely refused to report on the excellent news coming out of Iraq so Dean's World reported the great news today.
Here are a few charts to go with his excellent report on Iraq:
The last 4 months have seen the lowest US fatalities recorded over any 4-month period since the war began:
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The Brookings Institute
The last 4 months have also seen the lowest number of Iraqi civilian fatalities recorded over any 4-month period since the war began:
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The Brookings Institute
Iraq continues to sacrifice. The young democracy has lost more military and policemen each month than the US or its allies. However, Iraq is currently losing fewer soldiers now than any 4 month period since 2004:
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The Brookings Institute
There were three times as many multiple fatality bombings last year at this time:
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The Brookings Institute
And, the cost of this war-- something the Democrats are focusing on now that Iraq is stabilizing-- is lower than Vietnam or the Cold War:
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(Bloomberg)
posted by Gateway Pundit at 3/05/2008 06:18:00 PM
10 Comments:
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thanks, that's great news!!
God Bless Iraq/is!!
MNF
Freedom Journal Iraq
God Bless Soldiers everywhere for putting THEIR
lives on the line to protect us ALL from terrorism!
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OT.. just one of numerous other stories that don't make splashy MSM headlines or talking head media shows..
Iraqi Toddler Goes Home After Surgery
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BUT WHAT DOES HARRY REID SAY!?
Aish Al Iraq!
I've been keeping a table tracking half-year US hostile-fire fatalities for the past few months, counting both from Calender 2003 and Onset 2003 (March). I've damaged the table and am doing repairs, but the take-away is that by either standard the last half of 2007, or 2007-8 for Onset numbers, were the lowest since the war began. The "greatest number" trope results from the 1st half of the year, when the Surge was ramping up and the insurgency was pushing for Final Victory.
So the contrast is maximal: highest half year followed by lowest.
All of this progress will be undone if "a progressive" is elected POTUS.
It is now just a case of finishing the job. This war can only be lost at home. And those who gave up on Iraq shortly after the war for which they voted began haven't yet given up on defeat. Nothing matters to them as much as power and money.
Go McCain
Well since Harry the Fairy and his seditious ilk got spanked last July he's decided to pander to pander to fools who couldn't make their house note payments instead...
Let's remember, Hillary Clinton takes credit for the progress in Iraq now - yah, nothing to do with the American troops, General Petraeus, and the Iraqi forces and alliances - nope, all to the credit of Hillbilly.
I was in a local drugstore yesterday and was
really disappointed to see the following garbage
on the front of the 6-March issue of Rolling Stone
Magazine —
The Myth Of The Surge
How awful they are, to push such slanted garbage.
Larry in San Jose
The fatality rate for US Soldiers in Iraq is now lower than the fatality rate for US soldiers serving here at home. If anti-war types are truly concerned about our troops, they should be calling for all of them to be deployed in Iraq. They will be safer there.
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