The Real Iraq Election Results

Remember how in the weeks after the Iraqi elections and the Fallujah incursion the MSM was all over the Bush administration about their claim that the election was a fat middle finger to the insurgency? Well, it turns out that Bush may have been right again:

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgent attacks in Iraq have fallen dramatically since the Jan. 30 elections, and the number of U.S. deaths reported this month dropped to the lowest in a year.

But the news isn't all good. Militants are focusing their attacks on Iraqi government and security officials as the new leaders of Iraq assume a greater role in their fragile nation.

Both U.S. and Iraqi officials agree that attacks overall have fallen since the Jan. 30 elections, although it is unclear if the trend is just a temporary lull as militants change tactics, or a sign that the insurgency is weakening.

Michael O'Hanlon, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, which has been tracking the insurgency, said attacks against U.S. forces have dropped by at least 25 percent since last fall, when U.S. officials launched a major offensive against the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah. Attacks then ranged from 80 to 90 a day, O'Hanlon said.

Never, ever, doubt the will of American forces. The successful take down of Fallujah and the subsequent good things that are occurring there in conjunction with the election outcome speaks volumes about the war effort and the likely outcome.