Civilian deaths in Iraq drop overnight
By KIM GAMEL
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The number of Iraqi civilians killed in Baghdad's sectarian violence fell drastically overnight, an Iraqi military official said Friday, crediting the joint U.S.-Iraqi security operation that began in force just days ago.
Iraqi army Brig. Gen. Qassim Moussawi, a spokesman for the Baghdad commander, said only 10 bodies had been reported by the morgue in the capital, compared to an average of 40 to 50 per day.
"This shows a big reduction in terror and killing operations in Baghdad," he said on Iraqi state television.
Maj. Gen. Joseph Fil, commander of U.S. forces in Baghdad, also reported a reduction in violence, attributing it to both the increased U.S. and Iraqi security presence and an apparent decision by the militias and insurgents to lay low.
Wow, who would have 'thunk' it, especially with John - Bleed the US Troops Slowly - Murtha Defeatocrat, al Qaeda: running around saying its a lost cause and we need to get out now. Perhaps now the members of the Defeat at all Cost Caucus will take notice and realize that its possible to actually achieve a victory in Iraq and still keep our honor.
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