There Were No U.S. Airstrikes In Iraq Last Month (June)

From The Danger Room:

This is how far the U.S. war effort in Iraq has wound down: There wasn’t a single American airstrike in Iraq last month, according statistics from the U.S. Air Force. And insurgent improvised bombs, the country’s deadliest threat, are down 90 percent.

Iraq is still a dangerous place; five Christian churches were attacked on Sunday, for example. But the newly quiet sky shows just how far American military involvement in Iraq’s affairs has shrunk. In June of 2007, there were 207 airstrikes. In June 2008, there were 25. Now, none.

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My Comment: Another positive stat .... there has not been a U.S. fatality from hostile fire in Iraq this month.