A masked Iraqi soldier stands guard at a checkpoint in Baquba, about 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad, July 31, 2008.


FTA- "The monthly U.S. toll in Iraq fell to its lowest point since the war began, with at least 10 American deaths as July drew to a close Thursday after the departure of the last surge brigade.

Iraqis also are dying at dramatically lower numbers with the war in its sixth year. July saw the lowest civilian toll since December 2005, though a series of suicide bombings this week and rising ethnic tensions in northern Iraq reflect the fragility of the security successes."

Proving the war is going well, Libs yell and scream.-Riley

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