Sunday, June 24, 2007
It must be working.
From the good people at McClatchy.
Despite major ground-air offensives to the north and south of Baghdad, the deadliest place for U.S. troops remains the capital.Oh, What a Lovely War.
U.S. forces launched their largest assault of Baqouba, the provincial capital of Diyala about 35 miles north of Baghdad, five days ago. Since then, 29 U.S. soldiers have been killed in Iraq -- 22 of them in Baghdad, nearly all by roadside bombs, according to a tally on icasualties.org.
One U.S. soldier, Army Spec. Darryl Linder, 23, of Hickory, N.C., has been killed in the Diyala offensive so far....
....U.S. forces dominated the initial Diyala assault, code-named Arrowhead Ripper. Iraqi forces joined later, but the U.S. military still dominates the operation. By appearing without American military officials, Sunday's press conference _ beamed to Baghdad from Baqouba _ may have tried to suggest Iraqis now are leading the charge.
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