Iraq death rate belies US claims of success

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Kim Sengupta
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article3315022.ece

The death rate in Iraq in the past 12 months has been the second highest in any year since the invasion, according to figures that appear to contradict American claims that the troop "surge" has dramatically reduced the level of violence across the country.

The research comes from Iraq Body Count (IBC), which has extensive experience of working in the country, and concludes that deaths outside Baghdad actually rose until September.

However, the group also concludes that the number of those killed in Baghdad, where the majority of American reinforcements for surge operations were deployed, has fallen significantly during the year.

IBC compiles its data from official sources, including the Pentagon, and found that between 22,586 and 24,159 civilian deaths were documented for 2007, with the vast majority of those killed between January and August.

[fenriswolf]

1. their still dying

just not as fast

guess we're winning

is it facism yet?

[ConcernedCanuk]

2. They are dying at a faster rate than under Saddam

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And the USA is still building that "Embassy" there

It's a fort - a stronghold, a "country" of it's own

PNACer's Heaven

A fort in the Middle East

[CranialRectaLoopbak]

3. Who cares about Iraqi deaths? We're FUCKING AMERICANS!

[Skittles]

4. America put a finger in the dyke and declared the problem solved

it's all sickening election year pandering