New Numbers From Iraq

And they serve to reinforce what I've thought for a long time...the Iraq situation is like trying to fight a forest fire with a garden hose: you make a bit of progress where you focus your effort, but the fire rages on everywhere else...

Civilian Death Toll Falls in Baghdad but Rises Across Iraq

BAGHDAD, Sept. 1 - Newly released statistics for Iraqi civilian deaths in August reflect the strikingly mixed security picture that has emerged from a gradual six-month increase [...]

Tags: Iraq War, Civilian Deaths