On the day of a deadly attack against U.S. troops, Iraq's finance minister said Tuesday he saw signs of improvement in his country's security.
Adil Abdel-Mahdi, a leading Shiite politician, said the provisional Iraqi government was trying to improve security for foreign investors and workers. He said conditions are "much better than before" as a result of the U.S.-led mission last month to drive insurgents out of Sunni-dominated city of Fallujah.
Iraq Net articleAdil Abdel-Mahdi, a leading Shiite politician, said the provisional Iraqi government was trying to improve security for foreign investors and workers. He said conditions are "much better than before" as a result of the U.S.-led mission last month to drive insurgents out of Sunni-dominated city of Fallujah.
Not to mention, a major contractor just pulled out because the security has deteriorated to a point where they can't even pillage enough to make it worth staying.
In recent weeks, there have been "no kidnappings, no hostages, so this shows that there's a blow to the terrorists in this respect. I think they will try to continue their acts, but their operations, their profile is lower today than it was before," he said at a news conference in the National Press Club.
Bullshit for the Americans - it's what we demand.
Abdel-Mahdi did not specifically speak of Tuesday's attack at a military base in the northern Iraq city of Mosul, which a U.S. military spokesman said killed 22 people, including 15 U.S. service members.
Well, no. Why let the ugly truth get in the way?
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