Isn't The Left Even Pretending To Support Our Troops Anymore?

According to The Washington Post, US Forces have “dealt devastating and perhaps irreversible blows to al-Qaeda in Iraq.”

Additionally, it has been reported that since the surge came into effect in June, the number of US casualties is at the lowest point in 19 months. There were 120 combat deaths in the month of May (one month before the surge officially began) , and only 27 deaths from hostile action in October. Granted, that is still 27 too many, but this is a HUGE improvement, and yet the mainstream media is silent.

Some other post-surge numbers: The number of roadside bombings is down by half since June, as are overall attacks. There were 1600 overall attacks in June 2007 compared to 600 overall attacks in October 2007. Iraqi civilian deaths down from 3,000 in December 2006 to under 900 civilian deaths in October 2007, and again the media remains silent.

With all of this success from the surge, you would expect these successes to be hailed at home. Instead, the debate over the war continues as ever, impervious to news that doesn’t fit a narrative of despair – even when it is trumpeted on the front page of The Washington Post.

Oh, there actually was one piece of news regarding the war that WAS covered by the mainstream media this week – the fact that 20% of Democrats polled this week said it would be GODD if America were to lose the war in Iraq. What happened to my country…..