81, 76, 50, 49, 43, 25

No, it's not the numbers you punch in on the show Lost. It's the past 6 months death toll (during combat) of US Soldiers in Iraq. The number of troops being killed by insurgents is soon to reach the bottom of the pit.

But what about the Iraqi Security Forces?
Their deaths in the past 9 months have been decreasing too. 304, 282, 233, 215, 176, 193, 189, 158, 193.

Car bombings?
Past 6 months: 70, 70, 70, 68, 30, 30

Civilian deaths?
Past 8 months: 2489, 1129, 527, 826, 532, 732, 950, 446

But as long as there is an average of one car bomb per day, we can be sure that (despite the fact that an incredible amount of good news is being reported at Centcom) we will hear about how horrible the war in Iraq is going.

HT: My Election Analysis