Baghdad Violence in Decline

And we are yet another step closer to victory. A report has shown that bombings in Baghdad have decreased by 30% since the US led security crackdown in the area. People are returning to street markets, execution style murders are down over 50% and gunfire in the city has declined. On top of that, the murders from Shiite and Sunni terrorist death squads dropped to around 80 per week from the 200 per week they were achieving in December 2006. This is obviously still unacceptable, but the results are in our favor as we are making progress in yet another aspect of the war. Quick question: If we were to pull out, how many civilians do you think the insurgents would be killing every week without protection? Why isn't any of this being discussed on the Senate floor?

This increase in security came shortly after President Bush's State of the Union Address in which he discussed the crackdown as well as the now famous troop surge. What is interesting here is that the surge hasn't yet come into full force, but we are already seeing results from the stepped up security and enforcement.

And what are liberals on Capital Hill doing right now? Oh, trying to begin a debate and pass legislation that would strip funding from our soldiers who are fighting and protecting us and innocent Iraqi's. I am excited about this debate simply because I know conservatives and Republicans cannot loose. The opposition is just plain lost. However, if liberals really do step up, away from non-binding bull, and propose legislation that would actually restrict our soldiers...then they are truly incompetent.

These new statistics will only add to the movement towards victory. Adding these positive results of President Bush's plan, we only need to unify once again and continue the push forward. Bright days ahead fellow countrymen.