BBC NEWS | Americas | Doubt cast on US Iraq 'surge' strategy

BBC NEWS | Americas | Doubt cast on US Iraq 'surge' strategy: "May has been one of the deadliest months on record in Iraq - 10 American soldiers were killed on Memorial Day alone bringing US deaths to a total of 120, the highest since November 2004.

And in one day five Britons were also kidnapped, 44 people died in vehicle bombs in Baghdad and the bodies of 32 men who had been shot and tortured were found in two locations around the capital.

President Bush had warned of the risks of his military build-up or so-called 'surge' in a news conference last week.

'We're going to expect heavy fighting in the weeks and months ahead. We can expect more American and Iraqi casualties,' he said.

But the president must report on the progress of his strategy under the new Iraq War Funding Bill no later than 15 July. And some major policy groups are already doubtful that it can succeed." Read complete post here.