More US Soldiers Die

Within the last 24 hours, at least 7 lives of US military have been claimed. Since the January elections in Iraq, 207 US Soldiers have been killed, and more than 100 killed in the last two months combined. This flare-up is very painful.

Also, with the increased tensions come increased US raids of suspected Insurgent strongholds and homes, which leads to increased tensions and resentment from the Insurgents but also those who innocently endure the random seizures:

"They came here and detained people randomly," Mutlek said. "The families of the innocent people who have been detained will seek revenge."

Mutlek's brother, Yass, who had been listening to the conversation, stood and walked out to stretch his legs. An Apache helicopter was circling overhead. A moment later, he hustled back in.

"Look," he said, nodding toward the street, "the Americans are coming back."

It needs be noted that 800 Iraqi policemen and security forces have been killed since 2005 began, but by far this war has been brutal on the civilians of Iraq, where at least 22,000 have been killed since the invasion began.