Why isn't this stuff being reported in the news?

Here's a snippet from http://www.pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/ about the situation in Iraq.


"THE WAR IS OVER AND WE WON:" Michael Yon just phoned from Baghdad, and reports that things are much better than he had expected, and he had expected things to be good. "There's nothing going on. I'm with the 10th Mountain Division, and about half of the guys I'm with haven't fired their weapons on this tour and they've been here eight months. And the place we're at, South Baghdad, used to be one of the worst places in Iraq. And now there's nothing going on. I've been walking my feet off and haven't seen anything. I've been asking Iraqis, 'do you think the violence will kick up again,' but even the Iraqi journalists are sounding optimistic now and they're usually dour." There's a little bit of violence here and there, but nothing that's a threat to the general situation. Plus, not only the Iraqi Army, but even the National Police are well thought of by the populace. Training from U.S. toops has paid off, he says, in building a rapport.
He says the big problem everybody is talking about now is corruption. But hey, we have that here, too. He'll be heading to Afghanistan next week. "Afghanistan is a bad situation, but on Iraq I can't believe things have turned out so well."
He thinks that Obama will be able to pull troops out, and send some to Afghanistan, without creating problems in Iraq. Michael will be reporting from Afghanistan soon, and sending back video, so stay tuned. Things aren't going swimmingly there.

Side note: Marc and I have been watching the History channel's dvd's entitled The Presidents with the kids, and Marc has been listening to Charlie Wilson's War, and sharing tidbits from it with me. Those two things have put todays current economic and political situations in perspective. It seems we have always been victims of poorly run government at times, with duplicity and manipulation high on the list of requirements to be in politics. BUT at the same time there have been some truly brilliant, moralistic and compelling figures in our history that have impacted this country in times of need. I pray that God continues to bless us with those whose impact is meant for the good of all. And not the good of some at the expense of others. Whatever else watching this dvd has done for me, it has put today's political and economic climate in perspective.