Attacks on Troops have Doubled since January

Insurgent Bombs Directed at G.I.’s Increase in Iraq

The number of roadside bombs planted in Iraq rose in July to the highest monthly total of the war, offering more evidence that the anti-American insurgency has continued to strengthen despite the killing of the terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.

Along with a sharp increase in sectarian attacks, the number of daily strikes against American and Iraqi security forces has doubled since January.

“The insurgency has gotten worse by almost all measures, with insurgent attacks at historically high levels,” said a senior Defense Department official who agreed to discuss the issue only on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak for attribution. “The insurgency has more public support and is demonstrably more capable in numbers of people active and in its ability to direct violence than at any point in time.”

After three years it's worse than ever- exactly how long do we need to keep sending kids and money to "help" people that clearly don't want us there. And you've just got to love this:

“Senior administration officials have acknowledged to me that they are considering alternatives other than democracy"

All of those innocents dead, and it wasn't for democracy after all... which begs the question, what are our kids dying for?