The Surge Updated

Here's what's happening, via Strategypage:

The surge has basically been chasing the terrorist and criminal
gangs around the suburbs of Baghdad, or even into northern or western Iraq. This
has taken its toll. Time spent in flight cannot be spent planting IEDs or
killing people. Putting all these guys on the road, also makes them more
susceptible to capture. A lot of important terrorists have been captured this
way. The chief liaison between al Qaeda headquarters and al Qaeda in Iraq was
nabbed, as well as many mid-level terrorist cell leaders.

What
most of the troops, and Iraqi civilians, notice is the lower level of violence.
Since the surge offensive began four months ago, Iraqi (military and civilian)
deaths have declined by more than 50 percent, and American casualties are down
by over a third.

Also, continue to check Honest News on Sundays for a recap of the Week at War. I think the key here is that the Sunni's are starting to turn on their Al Qaeda task masters, because of the latter's shameless brutality.