Maliki: "violence is on the decrease" - he was kidding, right???

[welshTerrier2]

is there anyone who believes Maliki is not under Washington's thumb ... what should we make of his latest statement that Iraqis are almost ready to take over security from US forces and that the US should be able to start withdrawing some forces very soon? when he speaks, i hear Washington telling him what to say ... it's how bush et al float their little trial balloons without any accountability at all ...

the latest nonsense from Maliki is that "The violence is in decrease and our security ability is increasing." ... yeah, right ... here's some news hot off the presses:

source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060828/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Six U.S. soldiers were killed in Baghdad on Sunday, while an upsurge of violence across the country left 50 Iraqis dead, undercutting the prime minister's claim that government forces are prevailing over insurgents and sectarian extremists. <skip>

Meanwhile, four American soldiers died when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in northern Baghdad, the U.S. military command said Monday. Another roadside bomb killed a U.S. soldier in western Baghdad, while gunfire in the eastern part of the capital killed another.

The military had earlier reported the death an American soldier Saturday in a roadside bomb southeast of Baghdad, making it one of the deadliest weekends for the U.S. military. More than 2,600 U.S. military personnel have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press Count. <skip>

Since Aug. 7, about 12,000 additional U.S. and Iraqi troops have been brought into the capital as part of the security effort, dubbed "Operation Together Forward," and have covered four of the most problematic capital neighborhoods.