A series of bombings in Iraqi cities has left 33 people dead and many more injured.  Iraqi officials said that the bombings in the capital were targeted at Iraq’s top health official Hamad Amin as he went to work.  These attacks included over 14 car bombs and many IED’s.  ”Al Jazeera’s Jane Arraf reporting from Baghdad said: “The blasts were a series of co-ordinated attacks in Baghdad and northern cities but mostly within Shia neighbourhoods.” ”  Iraqi officials have named Al Qaeda as responsible for these attacks.

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Officials in Iraq say that at least 3 people were killed in a recent car bombing. Nine people were also injured when the car exploded during rush hour on a busy street. More than 200 people have died since the US pulled out of the country in December. Attacks have come during a time where Iraq’a most prominent Sunni politicians is being pursued on terrorism charges.
In a separate development, the Iraqi government has announced that 69,263 people were killed “as a result of terrorist attacks and violence and military operations” between 5 April 2004 and 31 December 2011.

“The deadliest year was 2006, when 21,539 died and 39,329 were wounded, a statement said, citing the health ministry and national security council. In 2011, 2,777 were killed, it added.”

Questions: Would death rate in your opinion lower that significantly if the US was to reoccupy Iraq?

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