Durka-Durka-Muhammed-Jihad!!
You would think that this would have made a bigger 'spalsh' on the news wires:
US Death Rate Down in Iraq Since January ElectionsThe number of attacks on U.S. troops has decreased while attacks on Iraqis has increased.WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The rate of U.S. deaths in the Iraq war has fallen sharply since the historic January elections as American military leaders tout progress against the insurgency but warn of a long road ahead.
March is on pace for the lowest monthly U.S. military death toll in 13 months, and the rate of American fatalities has fallen by about 50 percent since the parliamentary elections in which millions of Iraqis defied insurgents to cast ballots.
Defense analysts noted that while violence aimed at U.S. forces has declined in the 7 1/2 weeks since the election, insurgent attacks on Iraqis have escalated. They added that previous lulls in attacks on U.S. forces in the two-year war have been followed by intense periods of violence.
Hmmm....they can't take down the big man on the block so they're going after the weaker targets, the Iraqi civilians? It's either that or they're exacting some revenge for Iraqis excercising some free will and voting.
Man, what brave *cough* 'freedom fighters' they are....time to blow up another mosque boys!
I noticed that the number of Troop deaths were slowing down... which further leads me to think th
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I noticed that the number of Troop deaths were slowing down... which further leads me to think there's a civil war going on, not just 'insurgents' anymore.
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