Iraqi civilian deaths climb 33% in July

[L. Coyote]

Iraqi civilian deaths climb 33% in July
SHAKY REGIME: Violence is mounting at a time when the government is paralyzed by political infighting, with the main Sunni Arab political bloc withdrawing its support
AGENCIES, BAGHDAD
Thursday, Aug 02, 2007, Page 7
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2007/08/02/2003372405

The number of Iraqi civilians killed in the nation's brutal civil conflict rose by more than a third last month despite a five-month-old surge in US troop levels, government figures showed yesterday.

At least 1,652 civilians were killed in Iraq last month, 33 percent more than in the previous month, figures compiled by the Iraqi health, defense and interior ministries showed.

Casualties continued to mount as the death toll from an attack by a suicide bomber driving a fuel truck packed with explosives in western Baghdad yesterday rose to 50 people, police said.

Sxity were wounded in the attack in Mansour District. Police said the bomber lured motorists queueing for petrol to his truck after earlier saying he had rammed into the line of vehicles.

Meanwhile, two critical reports emerged pointing to weaknesses in US efforts to rebuild and stabilize Iraq,....

[Africa1]

1. They don't count.

Iraqi civilian deaths do not count.The measure of success now is how low the number of US death and casualties are.

It does not mater if the Iraqi,death,injuries,and refuges double.
When was the last time you saw any discussion about the over 2 million Iraqi refugees by our politicians,or in any of our major media?
the surge is on and Bush wants to win at all cost,even if that means
decimating many more Iraqis.
It is the John Wayne,Cowboy mentality,he wants to show that military might or guns is the way to conquer.
He feels he has to show some kind of military victory, for his arrogant Misguided blunder into Iraq.
He and his supporters must be delirious if they believe that they can,or are going to subdue the resistance.
The Russians learned the hard way in Afghanistan,that people will not take occupation lying down no matter how powerful one think you are.
Bush and his boys thinks they will be able to keep permanent bases in Iraq forever,by installing a puppet Government,hence the building of the largest embassy in the world.
Iraqis like just the Afghanistan,will drive out all occupiers out of their land,in time.