Increasing insurgent violence? “Final showdowns” that fizzle out? Think you’ve heard it all before? That’s because, well, you have.
“Insurgent violence mounting in the north” — The San Francisco Chronicle, November 12, 2004
“In Mosul, a Battle ‘Beyond Ruthless” – The Washington Post, April 13, 2005
“Mosul slips out of control as the bombers move in” — The Independent, March 31, 2006
“Pushed Out of Baghdad, Insurgents Move North” – The New York Times, December 6, 2007
Of course, you can just as easily find the annual “things are looking up” stories that inevitably follow the doom and gloom.
