Originally Posted by jinx

Meanwhile the truth is out there:

US military downplays remarks on al-Qaida's demise Excite News - US military downplays remarks on al-Qaida's demise

A surge in US airstrikes within densely populated areas of Iraq has led to a dramatic rise in civilian casualties.

According to the Washington Post, ever since an attempted crackdown on Shi'ite militias by the Iraqi government in March, which led to increased attacks on the Green Zone in Baghdad that killed some Americans, the US military has been firing missiles almost every day into the crowded Shi'ite slum of Sadr City. The Raw Story | Increased U.S. airstrikes in Iraq killing more civilians