July was the deadliest month ever in Iraq. More than 3,000 Iraqis died violent deaths. Or as Maliki said, "The violence is not increasing.... No, we're not in a civil war. In Iraq, we'll never be in civil war. What you see is an atmosphere of reconciliation." Baghdad Bob couldn't have said it better.
Or let's get even more detached. Here's Bush from his press conference last week: "You know, I hear people say, Well, civil war this, civil war...
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