Petraeus sees huge progress in Iraq
Sep 3rd, 2008 | By David Harper | Category: Lead Stories, United StatesGeneral Petraeus, the principal architect of the successful 2007-08 surge of US troops that restored security across Baghdad, says the signs of positive change are everywhere. “We have gone from a situation where 14-15 months ago there were 180 attacks a day in Iraq. Now there are on average about 25 attacks a day,” he said.