Zero KIA in Iraq in December

Who seriously thought this was possible? Not one American soldier was killed in combat in Iraq last month. I’m certainly very happy about it, but I won’t pretend that I thought it was possible. In the four months I spent in Iraq in 2007-08, KIAs were running around 30 per month. At the end of the Corps-wide briefings, there would be a moment dedicated to the memory of one fallen warrior. It seemed like everyone of them left behind a wife and young child.

For a slightly broader perspective on the situation on the wars we’re now fighting, check out the latest Brookings summary of key indicators in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan:

One number I’d like to see for Pakistan is the number of suicide bombings as well as the casualty toll for all Taliban and other terrorist attacks.