[Allegra]

Love how they slip that first bit in there. I haven't seen ANY posts that showed an increased violence activity in Iraq--in fact just the opposite. The second half --the actual quote-- is more in lines with fact.

Violence in Iraq is becoming more and more rare. Baghdad is quiet and has been for some time. The incidents are few and far between now when just a few months ago, they were daily and sometimes several times a day.

We've gone from hearing regular explosions to hearing almost none at all. And what we do hear now tends to be either controlled detonations or "outgoing mail."

The media is desperate to keep the war going, but the Iraqis are not. :-)

[SHOOT THE MOON bat]

Thank you for your report from Iraq. My daughter will be heading over there at the beginning of the year and I have been concerned with the fact that the British are leaving and she is going to the southern part of the country. I am afraid that her base is going to be out there all alone.