Arthur Chrenkoff will be retiring from the blog scene soon, but until then, he continues to provide us with this invaluable service. As summed up in the quote below: Despite what the evening news and http://jonathanmurray.com/greymatter/archives/00000755.htm that soldier’s mother in Crawford would have you believe, there are good things happening in Iraq. Our efforts aren’t being wasted. The terrorists fighting against those seeking a free, democratic government are not winning. Thanks again, Arthur – your efforts have been very much appreciated.
The question is not whether bad things happening in Iraq should be reported back home – they should, and there are clearly many of them; a fact that no one is denying – but whether there are some positive developments taking place that should also be receive the media’s attention. Judging by the coverage, the media’s answer seems to be, not very often. Whether that’s because such positive developments are objectively rare, or whether it’s because they are deemed not important and consequential enough, remains an open question.
But just in case the media has made a wrong judgment in this matter, here are the past two weeks’ worth of under-reported and often overlooked good news stories from Iraq.