[montag813]

February Sees Lowest U.S. Casualty Rate Since Iraq War Began

I was wondering why you never hear about Iraq in the new lately. Not enough body bags for the vampires of the left.

[saquin]

This table from the page tbeatty posted ( Iraq Coalition Casualty Count ) is very telling.

Military Fatalities: By Month:

Period	US	UK	Other*	Total	Avg	Days
2-2004	20	1	2	23	0.79	29
1-2004	47	5	0	52	1.68	31
12-2003	40	0	8	48	1.55	31
11-2003	82	1	27	110	3.67	30
10-2003	42	1	2	45	1.45	31
9-2003	31	1	1	33	1.1	30
8-2003	35	6	2	43	1.39	31
7-2003	47	1	0	48	1.55	31
6-2003	30	6	0	36	1.2	30
5-2003	37	4	0	41	1.32	31
4-2003	73	6	0	79	2.63	30
3-2003	65	27	0	92	7.67	12
Total	549	59	42	650	1.87	347

Also, keep in mind this is total fatalities, not just hostile fatalities. February had the fewest casualties since the beginning of the war, by a rather significant margin. It's surprising to me that there were more casualties in May and June, the immediate post-war period when it seemed like the "resistance" hadn't really geared up yet. I just hope we can keep up the good news. If March has similar numbers, I'll feel like we've turned a corner.

[geopyg]

"February Sees Lowest U.S. Casualty Rate Since Iraq War Began"

I expect to hear them (Kerry, democrats, the media) if they do mention this to add ...Of course, February has the fewest number of days.