[Dean's World] Dave Price: U.S., Iraqi Casualties Fall Dramatically

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Posted by Dave Price:
U.S., Iraqi Casualties Fall Dramatically
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1191248561.shtml


   [1]This is what Odierno was talking about:

     BAGHDAD - Deaths among American forces and Iraqi civilians fell
     dramatically last month to their lowest levels in more than a year,
     according to figures compiled by the U.S. military, the Iraqi
     government and The Associated Press.
     The decline signaled a U.S. success in bringing down violence in
     Baghdad and surrounding regions since Washington completed its
     infusion of 30,000 more troops on June 15.
     A total of 64 American forces died in September â the lowest
     monthly toll since July 2006.
     The decline in Iraqi civilian deaths was even more dramatic,
     falling from 1,975 in August to 922 last month, a decline of 53.3
     percent. The breakdown in September was 844 civilians and 78 police
     and Iraqi soldiers, according to Iraq's ministries of Health,
     Interior and Defense.

   The military brass were of course on top of this trend earlier, as
   they process data weekly or daily, as opposed to the monthly tallies
   the media favor. When the military initially reported the lower
   casualties, many on the left tried to spin away the inconvenient good
   news for American and Iraqi security effort, but even the most
   reality-averse war critics will be forced to accept this is progress.
   But I doubt Odierno will get any apologies.

References

   1. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/iraq;_ylt=AvAxJw_C32ZLBwmj.CfS7iZX6GMA