Troop Surge: Some Signs of Hope
February 28, 2007, 9:16 am |
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By Andrew L. Jaffee
Just as Democratic leaders in Congress have been forced to soften their Iraq rhetoric — “developing an anti-war proposal that wouldn’t cut off money for U.S. troops in Iraq while requiring President Bush to acknowledge problems with an overburdened military” — there are signs that Bush’s troop surge may be working. The measure of success is a grisly one, no doubt, but what about giving peace a chance? From the AP:
Bombings have not slackened off, with at least 10 people killed in blasts around Baghdad on Tuesday. However, an apparent success of the clampdown can be measured in the morgues: a sharp drop in the number of bullet-riddled bodies found in the streets of the capital, victims of sectarian death squads.
The number of bodies found this month in Baghdad — most shot and showing signs of torture — has dropped by nearly 50 percent to 494 as of Monday, compared with 954 in January. The figure stood at 1,222 in December, according to figures compiled by The Associated Press.
“We have seen a decrease in the past three weeks — a pretty radical decrease,” said Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno, the No. 2 U.S. commander in Iraq.
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