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April 12, 2005

Are we starting to win in Iraq?

With talk of troop reductions in Iraq and the election a seeming public relations and practical success, one has to ask, are we winning? Looking at the fatality and insurgent attack rates, we can see encouraging trends. Both attacks and fatalities are down significantly from both the highs and further reduced after the elections.

Sources
http://icasualties.org/oif/
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/03/30/iraq.attacks.ap/



























Range of Monthly Attacks Monthly American Military Fatalities
Spring 2004 300-600 89
Fall 2004 (Faluja offensive) 2400-2700 93
Pre-election 1500-1800 107
Post-election 1200-1350 36

Posted by OneEyedMan at April 12, 2005 9:01 AM

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