The true cost of the escalation in Iraq is about to become even more apparent:
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The United States said on Monday its military was expecting to suffer heavier casualties as it pushed into “tougher neighborhoods” in a bid to crush insurgency in Iraq.
The White House warning came on a day when 25 people were killed near Ramadi in two suicide bombings police blamed on al Qaeda. They were the latest in a string of big car bombings across Iraq in recent weeks that have killed hundreds despite a U.S.-backed security crackdown in Baghdad and outlying areas. [Reuters]
That liar Tony Snow is now saying that the White House anticipated this wave of carnage from the beginning. “We’ve known that, been saying it all along. We’re getting into some of the grittiest security operations,” Snow said.
