Courageous Journalists Needed

"I stay out of specific politics on this blog, but now that both candidates have come down to nuanced but similar policies of staying in Iraq as long (or as short) as the need exists, I feel a little freer to ask what the hell is wrong with the American media?

During the bad days in Iraq, not long ago, they were writing the American obituary. They had no trouble finding and quoting experts telling why we couldn't win in this sort of environment. Now they cannot seem even to notice success. Isn't that an extraordinary story? In the heart of the Middle East, on a battlefield chosen by Al Qaeda as their key front for their war against civilization, in a place where they proclaimed the beginning of their new caliphate we have driven them to virtual extinction. As they cower in their spider holes, fearing the arrival of our Marines or our Iraqi allies, their frustration is palpable. This was supposed to be their victory, not ours. They thought they had the weight of events on their side; they were mistaken. Why is this not story worthy of investigation and exposition by our esteemed journalists?"
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