Now here's something that's completely undisputed.
The figure also marks the fourth consecutive drop in the monthly death toll following a high of 121 in May. June saw 93 deaths, July 82 and August 79. The monthly toll in July 2006 was 53.
"The trend is certainly in the right direction," US military spokesman Rear Admiral Mark Fox told a press conference in Baghdad.
"The surge unquestionably is what has been the catalyst that has created the opportunity to have more forces operating in more places at the same time and to deny Al-Qaeda and the extremists safe-haven and to take away sanctuaries."
I thought the "surge" had failed? According to Harry Reid, the war was completely "lost". Well since our guys have started cracking down on the insurgents and used new tactics, the evidence is overwhelming that things are getting better. Now in the coming months, let's see what Iraqi political leaders can do to get themselves back on their feet and get laws passed and infrastructure put into place.
Once they get the ball rolling on that, things should snowball.
Travis
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