Nice job, Kevin Drum.
Violence Metrics
|
June/July |
June/July |
|
|
|
Iraqi Military and Police Killed |
349 |
429 |
Up 23% |
|
Multiple Fatality Bombings |
110 |
82 |
Down 25% |
|
# Killed in Mult. Fatality Bombings |
885 |
1,053 |
Up 19% |
|
Iraqi Civilians Killed |
6,739 |
5,300 |
Hard to say1 |
|
U.S. Troop Fatalities |
104 |
187 |
Up 80% |
|
U.S. Troops Wounded |
983 |
1,423 |
Up 45% |
|
Size of Insurgency |
20,000+ |
~70,0002 |
Up ~250% |
|
Attacks on Oil and Gas Pipelines |
8 |
143 |
Up 75% |
1Methodology changed dramatically between 2006 and 2007, so numbers are highly suspect.
2Number is for March 2007.
3Numbers are for June only. No July numbers are available.
Infrastructure Metrics
|
June/July |
June/July |
|
|
|
Diesel Fuel Available |
26.7 Ml |
20.7 Ml |
Down 22% |
|
Kerosene Available |
7.08 Ml |
6.3 Ml |
Down 11% |
|
Gasoline Available |
29.4 Ml |
22.2 Ml |
Down 24% |
|
LPG Available |
4,936 tons |
4,932 tons |
Down 0.1% |
|
Electricity Generated |
8,800 Mwatts |
8,420 Mwatts |
Down 4% |
|
Hours Electricity Per Day |
11.7 |
10.14 |
Down ~14% |
4No numbers available for June/July. Figure is extrapolated from May and August numbers.
h/t Yglesias, who adds that
the surge is working if your definition of “working” doesn’t require a decrease in violence or an increase in the viability of Iraq’s basic infrastructure.
Nicely done.
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