General Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

     Liar.  He lies about the year-on-year data, which I present below.  He lies about the recent data, which is also presented in the graph below.  The following quote is from the official DoD transcript.

GEN. PACE: If you take it from a year ago to now, month-to- month, January to January, February to February, the attacks now are down compared to last year. However, if you look at the last month or two, the attacks have been up a little bit, but of a -- not of a magnitude that indicates a significant change. To answer your question, the attacks are terrorist attacks on the infrastructure and the leadership of the country.