tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post1839296761606329637..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: Behind the NumbersGeorge Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-82758488303674572602007-08-31T16:04:00.000-04:002007-08-31T16:04:00.000-04:00Interesting analysis, spook.Two caveats, though. ...Interesting analysis, spook.<BR/><BR/>Two caveats, though. The first is that we really ought not use casualty figures as a benchmark on the success of combat operations. Otherwise, Omaha and Utah beaches would have been evacuated by noon.<BR/><BR/>Also, there is something of a seasonal variation to the insurgents' attacks and the resultant casualty figures. Whether the reduction in casualties is a result of the seasonal variation or serves as a bona fide indication of the surge's success is probably not yet known.<BR/><BR/>STILL, even one casualty is a tragic loss and the recent downward trend is encouraging.<BR/><BR/>Linked here:<BR/>http://operationaltair.blogspot.com/2007/08/analysis-fewer-casualties-may-portend.htmlDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05553927352961743517noreply@blogger.com