The situation in Iraq right now is not as bad...

as the news media are portraying it to be. It's worse.

"A kind of violence fatigue has descended over news coverage of Iraq. Car bombings that would have made the front page a year ago get scant mention these days.

"Assassinations and kidnappings have become so common that they have lost their power to shock. More U.S. soldiers died in July (38) than in June (26), but that didn't make the nightly newscasts, either.

"The U.S.-led effort to restore basic services has become a story of missed goals and frustrations. Hoped-for foreign investment in Iraq's economy hasn't materialized - what company is going to risk seeing its employees beheaded on television?

"Simply by staving off stability and prosperity, the insurgents are winning."
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http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/special_packages/sunday_review/9296480.htm?1c

This column, too, may be understating the situation. According to Iraq Coalition Casualty Count the U.S death toll was 42 in June and 54 in July. :cry: