Published March 26th, 2006 by Future Atlas
Iraq: falling US casualties
This graph by Ed Stephan has long been one of the most useful data sources on Iraq.
Lately, it has revealed a distinct trend: US casualty rates have been falling for months, and are now at the lowest rate since sometime in 2003.
There are several possible explanations:
- Given that overall violence appears to be rising, anti-US forces may be devoting their attention to the incipient civil war rather than strikes against Americans.
- The US may be reshaping its operations to reduce casualties.
- Operations and casualties might be shifting to Iraqi forces.
Whatever the reason, lower casualties would reduce mounting pressure to get out of Iraq quickly.
Lamont Chu Says
According to Krauthammer, everything’s going according to plan…
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/23/AR2006032301157.html
Mar 26th, 2006 at 11:05 pm