Iraq Now 'The Forgotten War'

Except for the occasional grim milestone, the mainstream media and networks are now largely disinterested in covering events from Iraq.

The glaring lack of coverage of good news hasn't gone unnoticed by Ralph Peters.

LAST weekend's news coverage of our veterans was welcome, but deceptive. The "mainstream media" honored aging heroes and noted the debt we owe to today's wounded warriors - but deftly avoided in-depth coverage from Iraq. Why? Because things are going annoyingly well.

All those reporters, editors and producers who predicted - longed for - an American defeat have moved on to more pressing strategic issues, such as O.J.'s latest shenanigans.

Oh, if you turned to the inner pages of the "leading" newspapers, you found grudging mention of the fact that roadside-bomb attacks are down by half and indirect-fire attacks by three-quarters while the number of suicide bombings has plummeted.

Far fewer Iraqi civilians are dying at the hands of extremists. U.S. and Coalition casualty rates have fallen dramatically. The situation has changed so unmistakably and so swiftly that we should be reading proud headlines daily.

Where are they? Is it really so painful for all those war-porno journos to accept that our military - and the Iraqis - may have turned the situation around? Shouldn't we read and see and hear a bit of praise for today's soldiers and the progress they're making?

The media's new trick is to concentrate coverage on our wounded, mouthing platitudes while using military amputees as props to suggest that, no matter what happens in Iraq, everything's still a disaster.

God knows, I sympathize with - and respect - those who've sacrificed life or limb in our country's service. I just hate to see them used as political tools.

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After a full year of trying to undermine our mission and to cut off funding, it's was hardly noticed that we are now beginning the process of reversing the surge, with the first troops soon arriving home.

You figure this would be front page news, right?

Wrong again!

EL PASO, TX. - It is a moment anticipated by so many families: Troops are coming home from Iraq.

The 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Calvalry Division has been serving in Iraq for more than a year and a half. But Monday, 100 of those soldiers got to step on familiar soil and come home to their waiting families.

Seems to be a curious lack of interest in this positive news.