Huh?

BAGHDAD -- The U.S. military death toll in March, the first full month of the security crackdown, was nearly twice that of the Iraqi army, which American and Iraqi officials say is taking the leading role in the latest attempt to curb violence in the capital, surrounding cities and Anbar province, according to figures compiled on Saturday.

Somebody's lying about the "surge," or those Iraqis have become such crackerjack troops that we should just pull back and get out of their way.