blogs about all the "failures" in Iraq that are not being reported by the media.
It’s a disaster. The predictions have proved hopelessly inaccurate. The figures are explicit and show clear trends. That these figures have remained hidden from the American people is a disgrace. It really is time those who have deceived people about Iraq for all this time took responsibility for this mess and resigned.In just six months the number of US troop fatalities per month has tripled from 31 to 96. Every single month has seen a rise. Where is the outrage? Where are the media hiding?
The fatalities for Iraqi military and police personnel are more volatile, but again the trend is clear. More than a third up since July last year. Where is the outrage?
The number of car bombs per month is six times higher than a year ago. Who will take responsibility for this mess?
The number of foreign civilian contractors killed is now 14 times greater than in September last year. Why are the media ignoring this story?
The number of Iraqi civilians killed per month is more than five times greater than at the end of last summer. How bad does it have to get before someone calls this ‘failure’?
And look at the level political oppression in Iraq. Worse than all but two Arab countries.
No, wait, flip that. Those figures are all backwards. US troop fatalities have fallen from 96 in October to 31 last month. There was a month on month decline.
Fatalities among the Iraqi security forces were 304 last July and 193 in March. These figures are volatile from month to month. March was up on February, but February was the lowest figure in a year.
Who would have thought a "civil war" was just around the corner?
