Upswing in Iraq attacks not a trend-US military

[sabra]

Source: Reuters

BAGHDAD, March 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Sunday a recent increase in bombings was not the start of a wider trend in Iraq and violence had decreased overall.

U.S. military spokesman Rear Admiral Greg Smith said he did not think recent security gains were being reversed.

"I would not look at the last few weeks as an increase or a trend, but there has been a sporadic series of events that ... have resulted in significant loss of life," Smith told a news conference.

Smith said the spate of recent attacks needed to be compared with a year ago, when thousands of civilians were dying in sectarian violence between majority Shi'ites and minority Sunni Arabs, with U.S. troops also suffering heavy casualties.

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[TheCowsCameHome]

1. Just more celebrating, folks, now move along.

[PATRICK]

2. How long

does a sporadic series of events have to go on to unqualify for Pentagon spin? the charming ineptness of pentagon propaganda relies heavily on their own conditioning that they think will naturally work on the civilian population.

We are not impressed.

[rgbecker]

3. US dead in Feb? 41 ....No problems here.

OH, sorry if that should include your Son/Daughter/wife/husband/father/mother....Well, at least the dead Iraqis were all Muslums...or were they?

[Fearless]

4. Oh and if you believe that...

I've got a bridge for sale.

[Barrett808]

5. k & r

[SpikeTss]

6. Yes. It's a tidal wave

:sarcasm:

[grytpype]

7. An UPSWING, not a TREND, got that?

Watch every republi-con on TV use the word "upswing" in every sentence.

[FVZA_Colonel]

8. I don't give a damn if it isn't a "trend."

It's still a sign we need to get the fuck out before this country's economy becomes even worse and our military stretches ever closer to the breaking point.