Fewer troops are dying in Iraq!

[Contrary1]

May combat deaths in Afghanistan outpace Iraq

BRUSSELS, Belgium - It's a grim gauge of U.S. wars going in opposite directions: American and allied combat deaths in Afghanistan in May passed the monthly toll in Iraq for the first time.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates used the statistical comparison to dramatize his point to NATO defense ministers that they need to do more to get Afghanistan moving in a better direction. He wants more allied combat troops, more trainers and more public commitment.

More positively, the May death totals point to security improvements in Iraq that few thought likely a year ago.

But the deterioration in Afghanistan suggests a troubling additional possibility: a widening of the war to Pakistan, where the Taliban and al-Qaida have found haven..."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25149857/

[mcctatas]

1. Holy shit....

I can't wait to hear what McCain has to say about this "My friends, the escalation of violence in Afghanistan proves that whe have the terrorists on the run in Iraq, now we must bomb Iran to cut of thier last avenue of escape"...

[MichaelHarris]

2. There are some truths

we'll never know:

"In Iraq, it is now prohibited to photograph car and suicide bomb scenes, detainees, hospitals and morgues. I often work un-embedded on the Baghdad streets, trying to shoot along the edges of a situation;"

"As I said earlier, in Baghdad I frequently cover the scenes of car bomb. It is illegal to shot these scenes until they are completely cleaned up, and the Iraqi police frequently confiscate flash cards and cameras if they see us shooting. Occasionally a photographer is beaten bloody."
http://web.mac.com/kamberm/Leica_M8_Field_Test,_Iraq/Page_2.html

This is from a war photojournalist reviewing the Leica M8. It's a very interesting read beyond the camera review also.