The following great news should be on the front page of every American newspaper--but, of course, it won't be:
"BAGHDAD, March 14 (KUNA) -- The rate of killings of US troops in Iraq has been on the decline, down by 60 percent, since the launch of the new security measures in Baghdad, according to statistics revealed by the Multi-National Force -Iraq Combined Press Information Centre. . . . Only 17 members of the US military in Iraq have been killed since February 14 till March 13, compared to 42 from January 13 to February 13; the rate was on the decline during the first month of the security crackdown, compared to a month before. Two of the 17 soldiers died at US Baghdad camps of non-combat causes.
The remarkable decrease in killings among the US troops came at a time when more of these troops were deployed in the Iraqi capital, especially in districts previously regarded as extremely hazardous for them such as Al-Sadr City, Al-Azamiyah, and Al-Doura. " [Emphasis added]
Not only are troop deaths dramatically down, but so is sectarian violence:
"The US army in Iraq had earlier said that sectarian fighting and violence in Baghdad had dropped sharply, by about 80 percent, since the launch of the plan."
Keep in mind that most of the additional troops committed to the Baghdad security plan have yet to arrive. As they do, I think that this trend towards peace and security will continue, and be reinforced.
Democrats must be elated at these developments, since they indicate that fewer US soldiers are dying. And we all know those Democrats, they'll do anything to support our troops and their mission in this time of war. They'll do anything to keep them out of harm's way, right?. . . The Democrats' love of America's military knows no bounds. And most of the Party loves and cares about the downtrodden, oppressed people of Iraq, (and not just transgendered Iraqis), so the Party leadership will soon be dancing in the streets because not only are fewer of their beloved members of their beloved US Military dying as a result of Bush's Iraq security plan, but far fewer Iraqi men, women and children are being tortured and murdered by "insurgents."
I am sure that MSM "journalists" -- (after all, statistically, 85% of them are "caring" liberal Democrats) -- are scrambling to their keyboards to break this good news on Page One. And the Democratic Party is preparing to abandon its plans to pressure the Bush Administration into scrapping its planned troop buildup in Iraq.
