There is no denying that the Iraqi resistance to the occupation has fallen sharply. The numbers of occupation troops killed in each of the past 8 months tell the story. It is not to the credit of the Iraqi resistance, and the Iraqis in general, that their resistance to the occupier is waning while their division is increasing. It used to be Sunni-Shiite fight simultaneous with the resistance to the occupier. Now the occupier is forgotten and in addition to the Sunni-Shiite fight, there are Sunni-Sunni and Shiite-Shiite fights that are escalating.
This does not speak well of the tribal Iraqi society nor does it speak well of a regime that in 40 years did not build an enlightened and strong Iraqi nationalism, but instead nurtured and used tribalism to its advantage.
Month Occupation Fatalities
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5-07...... 131
6-07...... 108
7-07...... 87
8-07...... 88
9-07...... 69
10-07..... 40
11-07..... 40
12-07..... 19
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