Call me skeptical...

Call me skeptical, but the BBC is reporting that US & Iraqi troops have clashed with a militant group near Najaf, and while two US and three Iraqi soldiers have been killed, they have managed to kill (according to Iraqi sources) "hundreds" of the insurgents. Yet provincial governor Asaad Abu Gilel is quoted in the article as saying these insurgents "are well-equipped and they even have anti-aircraft missiles."

Huh. A well-equipped militant group of several hundred, and we managed to kill hundreds of them while losing only five of our own? Hey, this surge thing must be really working...