surge update: Wave of Attacks in Iraq Leaves at Least 68 Dead

BAGHDAD — Insurgents across Iraq launched their most significant and wide-ranging attacks in months on Monday, killing 68 people and wounding over 300, in the most violent day in Iraq this year.

The violence touched nearly every region of the country, except for Kurdistan, and appeared to be aimed at security forces in both Sunni and Shiite areas.

In all, there were 37 attacks, more than double the daily average this year, nearing the level of violence at the height of the sectarian conflict here in 2006 and 2007. The attacks included 11 car bombs, 19 improvised explosive devices and 2 suicide bombers.

Coming a little less than two weeks after the Iraqi government said it would negotiate with the United States about keeping some of its 48,000 troops here after the end of the year, the violence raised significant questions about the capabilities of the Iraqi security forces.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/16/world/middleeast/16iraq.html?hp=&pagewanted=print

:woohoo:

:patriot:

150,000 when Obama took office

50,000 now.



You might think you're arguing AGAINST the surge, when in fact, you are arguing for it.



Obama reduced our forces in Iraq by 100,000.


I want him to reduce the final 50,000 too... but when he does, incidents like this will INCREASE in frequency. Be prepared for it.

of course the violence will increase as we leave.....we should have never been there.

what else do i think?