Limits to criminal justice in the control of insurgent political violence.
Meanwhile, insurgent violence continued, as one person was killed and 19 were wounded when a fuel tanker exploded in Baghdad.
Given that ratio, the total Iraqi death toll from insurgent violence would be about 6,475, based on extrapolations of the military's figures.
Continuing insurgent violence across Iraq on Monday left at least a dozen people dead.
And for a day or two, insurgent violence seemed to subside.
But the relentlessness of the insurgent violence here ties the American units to the streets, forcing them to focus on the fight.
Once considered secure, the province has seen a sharp rise in insurgent violence and intimidation since 2008.
Jones also linked the large-scale production of opium to increased insurgent violence.
Despite the threat of insurgent violence and intimidation, about 95 percent of the country's voters cast ballots.
The past week has seen a sharp increase in insurgent violence, including the downing Thursday of a commercial helicopter that left 11 people dead.