Did you hear the news? There were no US casualties in Iraq last week. It gets better. The trend is that fewer US soldiers are exposed to violence as Iraqis are getting along and joining forces with us. (HOW ORDINARY IRAQIS ARE TURNING THE TIDE OF WAR)
Believe it or not, Al Qaeda has worn out its welcome. I guess that's what happens when you brutalize the population! (Earth to Media: The 'Failed" Surge is Succeeding)
Again, did you hear the good news? Not likely. The US media is either skeptical or committed to not report success. (What If Violence Fell And No One Reported It?)
My guess is that most of our media editors are a bit shell shocked. They are so invested in a sorry outcome that switching to good news is a bit difficult. Last night, Dick Morris was very blunt on The O'Reilly Factor. Morris thinks that this is a calculated move by the media to downplay anything that makes Pres. Bush look good!
I like what Dean Barnett wrote:
"WHAT'S MOST FRUSTRATING about the press's reporting about Iraq is that you just know the next time something goes wrong, be it a car bomb slipping through or a mishap involving American soldiers, that story will get above-the-fold treatment in America's major dailies." (The Greatest Story Never Told )
Of course! Wait until the next suicide bomber blows up a market and kills 50 civilians. It will be a page one story!
In the meantime, you won't hear any of the good news or lower casualty figures. I guess that Rick Moran is right:
"Telling the truth's a bitch, ain't it?"
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