U.S. Troop Deaths on Pace to Surpass Pre-Surge Levels

We are on pace to see 90 deaths this month in Iraq. That would be higher than any September since the war started, and and more than last month. Obviously, the surge has meant a surge in deaths of American troops:

Seven U.S. troops have been killed in Iraq, including four in the western province of Anbar, the U.S. military said on Friday.

[...]The deaths take to more than 3,750 the number of U.S. soldiers killed since the start of the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. Eighteen U.S. soldiers have died so far this month.