It’s going to have to be you. The President sure can’t.

President Bush, in the Rose Garden, with a forked tongue:

The reinforcements we’ve sent to Baghdad are having a impact. They’re making a difference.

Like we reported Sunday:

Iraqi figures estimate civilian deaths in violence across the country rose by 13% last month, despite the security crackdown in Baghdad.

President Bush, in the Rose Garden, contd.:

At this moment, two of the five additional U.S. Army brigades we are sending for this mission are operating in Baghdad. A third brigade is now moving from Kuwait, and will be fully operational in Baghdad in the coming weeks. And the remaining two brigades will deploy in April and May. It will be early June before all U.S. forces dedicated to the operation are in place. So this operation is still in its beginning stages.

Today’s pop quiz question: How much higher should we expect civilian deaths in Iraq to be in July (compared to what they were before the security crackdown in Baghdad)?

For full credit, please send a copy of your answer to your Congressman, your Senators and your President.