The Green Zone, a sprawling complex on the west bank of the Tigris River, also was hit by a rocket Tuesday, wounding nine foreigners. Fintor said he could not provide specific nationalities but they were not Americans or Iraqis.
A recent increase in mortar and rocket attacks on the Green Zone, which houses the U.S. Embassy and major Iraqi government offices, has raised concern, especially since they are occurring during the U.S.-led crackdown.
USA Today echoes the surge dirge in an op ed piece by pointing out that,
At this midpoint between announcement and verdict, it is too early to say whether the surge is working. Not all the extra troops are in place. Nor is there agreement on how to measure progress. But the preliminary indicators are far from encouraging ...
America's newspaper then goes on to list three reasons for believing that, in fact, the surge isn't working.
None of the three reasons, by the way, were "increased attacks on the Green Zone."
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