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Prisoner abuse, Shia uprising, prisoner abuse, Fallujah, prisoner abuse, lost heart and minds, prisoner abuse... Oh, did I mention prisoner abuse?
The news from Iraq has been consistently bad for two month now, with one "quagmire" after another cheering up the media, the left and the "Arab street", and depressing the hell out of most conservatives.
So, for a change, here's some good news from Iraq that you might have missed . . . READ MORE
Blogger Chrenkoff takes it upon himself to give a "fair and balanced" portrayal of Iraq, given the media's lack of emphasis on the positive.