The Surge Is Definitely Working In Baghdad

Reuters:

A row of beds lies empty in the emergency ward of Baghdad's Yarmouk Hospital. The morgue, which once overflowed with corpses, is barely a quarter full.

Doctors at the hospital, a barometer of bloodshed in the Iraqi capital, say there has been a sharp fall in victims of violence admitted during a seven-month security campaign.

Last month the fall was particularly dramatic, with 70 percent fewer bodies and half the number of wounded brought in compared to July, hospital director Haqi Ismail said.

Via Instapundit

In related good news, Fewer Saudis Choose to Explode in Iraq:

The number of foreign fighters entering Iraq from Syria has decreased noticeably in recent months, corresponding to a similar decrease in suicide bombings and other attacks by the group al-Qaeda in Iraq, according to U.S. military and intelligence officials. (via The Washington Post)

And Iraqi Sunni and Shia Surge Against Al Qaeda:

Shouting "Al Qaeda is the enemy of Allah!" Sunni mourners vowed to punish Al-Qaeda in Iraq for the murder of popular Pro-US tribal leader, Abu Risha, on Friday.

And:

"A prominent Saudi cleric once praised by Osama bin Laden has published an open letter condemning Al Qaeda's violence. In the long letter published on an Arabic Web site, Cleric Salman al-Awdah calls on Mr. bin Laden to end the killing of innocent Muslims and others in terrorist acts in Iraq and elsewhere around the world."

However, the "progressive" left is still whipping its leaders to rush toward defeat. Madeline Albright agrees: "The US needs to withdraw from Iraq and stabilize Iraq."

Say what?