the Sugar Conspiracy

Tuesday, November 30, 2004

November spawned a monster

[T]he U.S. military death toll for November equalled the highest for any month of the war, according to casualty reports available Tuesday.

At least 135 U.S. troops died in November. That is the same number as last April, when the insurgence flared in Fallujah and elsewhere in the so-called Sunni Triangle where U.S. forces and their Iraqi allies lost a large measure of control.

But wait, the article also says:

[A]lthough the Pentagon has not provided a casualty count for Fallujah for more than a week.

Isn't that convenient? So the count is probably higher than in April, but they haven't released all the figures yet. And why is that? Maybe becuase things have not gotten better since June.

From the viewpoint of the United States and Iraqis who are striving to restore stability, the casualty trend since the interim Iraqi government was put in power June 28 has been troubling. Each month's death toll has been higher than the last, with the single exception of October, when it was 63.

October being the month right before the US elections, when they specifically stayed out of Fallujah to avoid greater casualties. More here.

(Edited for clarity.)

posted by chris at 5:52 PM
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