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</html><description>I guess the new metric for our &#x201C;progress&#x201D; in Iraq is American troop casualties: American combat deaths in Iraq have dropped by half in the three months since the buildup of 28,000 additional U.S. troops reached full strength, surprising analysts and dividing them as to why. U.S. officials had predicted that the increase would lead &hellip;</description><thumbnail_url>https://balloon-juice.com/managed-images/iraqdeaths.jpg</thumbnail_url></oembed>
