Joel Wing looks at the latest numbers:
Shootings and explosions are unfortunately still a daily occurrence in Iraq. They have become highly selective however, with most being political assassinations of government officials and members of the security forces and Sons of Iraq. Very rarely are there indiscriminate mass casualty attacks in Iraq anymore. Al Qaeda in Iraq is usually responsible for them, with the sole purpose of gaining publicity. They have been unable to shake the security situation, or provoke retaliatory attacks. Iraq’s militants are on the decline, but they are still carrying out their deadly trade.
The Dish 