“In December [2007], Major General Joseph Fil, commanding general of the Multinational Division Baghdad and 1st Cavalry Division, reported that since November 2006, attacks against citizens in Baghdad had dropped almost 80 percent and vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (IED) incidents had declined approximately 70 percent.” [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.]
– Karl Rove, Courage and Consequence, Page 483