Violence in Iraq Down by 70% (Seventy Percent)
According to the Iraqi Interior Ministry, and they ought to know, since the surge was completed in June, violence in Iraq is down a staggering SEVENTY PERCENT!
In Baghdad, considered the epicenter of the violence because of its mix of Shi’ites and Sunni Arabs, car bombs had decreased by 67 percent and roadside bombs by 40 percent, he said. There had also been a 28 percent decline in the number of bodies found dumped in the capital’s streets.
In Anbar, a former insurgent hotbed where Sunni Arab tribes have joined U.S. forces against al Qaeda, there has been an 82 percent drop in violent deaths.
“These figures show a gradual improvement in controlling the security situation,” Khalaf said.
Jonn added: Greyhawk catches Newsweek accusing the Bush Administration of covering up the good news. Don Surber reports Democrat leadership meetings to head off the impending crisis of success in Iraq.
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