For Iraqis, life is hell (and getting worse)

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The Brookings Institution has come out with its most current issue of the "Iraq Index," which tracks variables of reconstruction & security in post-Saddam Iraq.

If you're concerned about American casualties, the news is generally good.

But if you're concerned about the kind of "new life-style" we've introduced into Iraq via our invasion, or if you want to believe that "freedom is on the march," well then, the news is pretty grim.

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Iraqi military & police killed monthly

Iraqi Civilians killed as a result of acts of war since May 1, 2003 (i.e., "Mission Accomplished")

Car bombs in Iraq (lethal and non-lethal)

Multiple casualty bombings

Iraqi killed and wounded in multiple casualty bombings

So I have two questions:

1. Even if the MSM won't show images of carnage in Iraq, is it too much to ask that they show the graphs and charts instead?

2. For Bush apologists who think "we're rounding the bend" and "the next six months are pretty much make-or-break for the entire experiment," and who STILL can't decide if it is "going to work, or is it time to completely re-evaluate everything?" I'd ask them this: where on God's earth have you been living for the past two years?

As for that last question, why do I even bother asking? These are the same people who refer to everyday life in Iraq as a "Carnival of the Liberated."