Things Calming Down In Iraq?

From an AP article at Yahoo! News, yesterday:

Guerrilla attacks on the 150,000 U.S.-led coalition soldiers in Iraq have dropped sharply since the Dec. 13 capture of Saddam Hussein, and the number of troops killed and wounded has plummeted as well.

The figures appear to show the capture of Saddam has taken some of the sting out of the Iraqi insurgency. But one top U.S. military official said guerrilla attacks were already on the decline before Saddam was found hiding in a coffin-sized bunker near his hometown of Tikrit....

Fifty-two coalition troops were killed and 159 wounded in the four weeks before Saddam's capture, Nov. 13 to Dec. 12.

In following four weeks, to Jan. 13, the figures dropped to 37 soldiers killed and 128 wounded, U.S. military officials in Baghdad said Tuesday. That amounts to 29 percent fewer deaths and 20 percent fewer combat injuries....

The slump in combat casualties comes alongside a 22 percent drop in attacks on American-led forces in those four weeks. The attacks include any type of hostile action including small-arms fire, roadside bombs, mines, rocket-propelled grenades and car bombs....

Let us continue to pray for the safety of our personnel in Iraq, and, of course, for the success of their mission to stabilize a liberated nation.

Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Wed. 01/14/04 07:15:16 AM
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