...why don't you read the entire article beyond the headline? Its point is that both Bush and Allawi are claiming the violence is contained to small pockets of resistance, when, in fact the insurgency has ignited across the entire country.

Here's a quote from Allawi: "...for now the only place which is not really that safe is Fallujah, downtown Fallujah. The rest, there are varying degrees. Some — most — of the provinces are really quite safe."

This simply isn't true. On Wednesday, there were 28 separate hostile incidents in Baghdad, alone. And keep in mind that there are whole cities the "coalition" stays out of in order to avoid casualties before the November election. The idea that things are getting better is a charade created by the Bush administration. And you've bought it hook, line and sinker.