War By Other Means

The Status of Forces Agreement also stated, as a transitional step toward the 2011 total pullout: ?All U.S. combat forces are to withdraw from Iraqi cities, villages, and towns ? no later than 30 June 2009.? When Obama ordered that move into effect on schedule, many of his critics predicted that all hell would break loose, maybe even a return to civil war. And initially there was a small spurt of attacks. But since then, overall, Iraqi civilian deaths have gone down by more than half. (In 2008, on average 24 Iraqi civilians were killed each day by car bombs, suicide bombs, gunfire, or executions. So far in 2011, the average has been 11 per day?the lowest number since the war began in 2003. These figures are from the reputable private research group Iraq Body Count.)

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