ODD LOCUTION & THE NUMBERS GAME CONTINUES

The AP reported yet another glorious success in Mesopotamia against the increasingly numerous Al Qaeda in Iraq and described an attack, apparently by Apache helicopters, as a "firefight." I've always thought that "firefight" referred to combat solely between ground forces.

U.S., Iraqi Forces Kill 60 Insurgents
Sep 30, 5:52 PM (ET)
By STEVEN R. HURST

BAGHDAD (AP) - U.S. and Iraqi forces killed more than 60 insurgent and militia fighters in intense battles over the weekend, with most of the casualties believed to have been al-Qaida fighters, officials said Sunday.

U.S. aircraft killed more than 20 al-Qaida in Iraq fighters who opened fire on an American air patrol northwest of Baghdad, the U.S. command said.

"Coalition forces have dealt significant blows to Al-Qaida Iraq in recent months, including the recent killing of the Tunisian head of the foreign fighter network in Iraq and the blows struck in the past 24 hours," military spokesman Col. Steven Boylan told The Associated Press.


So, when is Al Qaeda in Iraq EVER going to run out of fighters?