9 U.S. Troop Deaths Announced In 2 Days

But I thought we were making progress with the surge. Doesn't sound like it. All the talk lately was how things were getting citing the sub-100 deaths for the month July. At this pace it looks like things have not changed one bit:

Roadside bombs killed four U.S. soldiers in the Baghdad area, including three in a single strike, the military said Tuesday.

Three Task Force Marne soldiers were killed Saturday when a roadside bomb struck their convoy south of Baghdad, according to a brief statement that provided no more details.

More indications that Iraq is descending into chaos. What we really need is a political surge. You CANNOT win a war when the government you are fighting to defend is inept and corrupt. We should have learned that lesson from Vietnam. You won't hear that from the fools who defend this quagmire:

Meanwhile Iraq's political crisis worsened Monday as five more ministers announced a boycott of Cabinet meetings — leaving the embattled prime minister's unity government with no members affiliated with Sunni political factions.