Adding It All Up

Interesting discussion at dinner the other night. Several people felt that the "Iraq surge" was a success. I proposed - rather loudly I'm told - that success can't be claimed given the high death rate among Iraqi civilians - they've killed everyone they want to kill - or enough people have fled the country to moot the point. And of course I'm arguing with only the barest notion of what I'm talking about. So I did a little research and found Icasualties.org - and while it doesn't address the surge question - it's a fascinating, tragic and sober reminder of what's happening EVERY day in Iraq. That apparently no longer qualifies as important news.