CNN reports that the U.S. military’s dedicated medical professionals have kept the fatality rate of the Iraq war remarkably low:

In Iraq, roughly 17,500 U.S. troops have been wounded, and nearly 2,500 have been killed. The survival rate is significantly higher than in previous wars, and much credit goes to those working to save lives in places such as the 10th Combat Support Hospital.
“If you look at the overall death rate … the case fatality rate is cut in half from Vietnam to now. And again I think that’s due to better training, tactical combat casualty training,” said Col. John Holcomb, the senior surgeon at the hospital.

Gateway Pundit has more good news from Iraq. It’s been a dismal year for Republicans and the Bush administration, but despite everything they’ve gotten wrong, our military is winning in Iraq. And as Derb’s correspondent points out, we haven’t suffered a major terrorist attack on U.S. soil since Sept. 11, and the Dow is set to break its record high. I’m as fed up with Bush and Congress as any taxpaying conservative, but the state of the union seems worse than it actually is.

UPDATE: Bill Crawford highlights more progress in Iraq from the Brookings Iraq index.

CLARIFICATION: When I wrote, “everything they’ve gotten wrong,” I was referring to Republicans and the Bush administration — not the U.S. military.