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| Violence in Iraq falls to lowest level in 4 years |
| 2008-05-25 |
| Violence in Iraq has fallen to its lowest level in more than four years, figures released by the U.S. military showed on Saturday, but officials said progress was still fragile and reversible. Iraqi security officials said an offensive against al Qaeda in the northern city of Mosul, which the U.S. military says is the Sunni Islamist group's last major urban stronghold, had wiped out most of the insurgent network. Washington's envoy to Iraq, Ryan Crocker, declared that al Qaeda had never been closer to defeat. The United States says the group is the biggest threat to peace in Iraq and has blamed it for most of Iraq's deadliest suicide bombings. "You are not going to hear me say that al Qaeda is defeated, but they've never been closer to defeat than they are now," Crocker told reporters during a visit to the Shi'ite holy cities of Najaf and Kerbala in southern Iraq. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 QUAGMIRE! eep. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2008-05-25 16:21 |
| #3 It was better 5 years ago. |
| Posted by: George Smiley 2008-05-25 14:29 |
| #2 You haven't heard the very old newspaper saying "If it bleeds, it leads"? |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2008-05-25 14:09 |
| #1 [crickets] Comments and stories buried deep by MSM [/crickets] Brought to you by MSM where our motto is "Good News is No News!" |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2008-05-25 09:18 |