The surge and its crackdown are taking hold:
"We are hearing fewer explosions and less gunfire now than two weeks ago and that, in Baghdad, qualifies as quiet. I agree with what some experts say about this lull in violence being the result of militants keeping their heads down for a while. It is also possibly the result of the flight of the commanders of militant groups. Grunts left without planners, money or leaders wouldn’t want to do much on their own."
If the IA and the police can get a handle on it, it could make it harder to resume the attacks later.
Via Mohammed at Iraq the Model