Violent attacks in Iraq have soared to the highest level on record, the Pentagon said in a quarterly report, describing Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army militia as the single largest threat to stability.
The report, titled "Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq," said there was an average of 959 attacks per week between August 12 and November 10, the highest recorded level of attacks since Congress ordered the Pentagon to issue the reports in 2005.
There was a 22 percent jump in attacks compared to the three preceding months, according to the report released Monday.
Are 30,000 additional troops at this late stage going to change the course of events in any significant way? No.
Sending additional US troops is only the latest in steps that reflects a state of denial when it comes to accepting the obvious.
Policy failure.
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