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Bush's wishful thinking heralds yet another false dawn.
Now this is delusional!
The reality;
Now this is delusional!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6577689.stmBush upbeat on Iraq security plan
US President George W Bush has said early indications suggest a security operation begun in Iraq more than two months ago was "meeting expectations".
Mr Bush said that, while there were still horrific attacks such as Wednesday's bombings, the direction of the fight was "beginning to shift".
The reality;
http://www.icasualties.org/oif/ I doubt the MNF or the Iraqis can take much more of this success.MNF deaths
Period US UK Other* Total Avg Days
Iraqi Security Forces and Civilian Deaths
- 4-2007 69 10 0 79 3.76 21
- 3-2007 81 1 0 82 2.65 31
- 2-2007 80 3 1 84 3 28
- 1-2007 83 3 0 86 2.77 31
Period Total
Apr-07 1065 (21 days)
Mar-07 1889
Feb-07 1531
Jan-07 1802
Note: Iraqi deaths based on news reports . This is not a definitive count. Actual totals for Iraqi deaths are higher than the numbers recorded on this site.
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