Increased violence = Evidence of success in Iraq...

Wow. George Orwell himself couldn't have written a more backward storyline...

The Pentagon on Wednesday said an eruption of violence in southern Iraq, where US-backed government forces were battling Shiite militias, was a "by-product of the success of the surge."

Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said it showed that the Iraqi government and security forces were now confident enough to take the initiative against Shiite extremists in the southern port of Basra.

Don Rumsfeld is not gone, he just changed his name...
- posted by Brian @ 3:55 PM