President Bush complains that the public is getting a falsely negative impression of the American occupation in Iraq because of the "filter" of the media. It is certainly true that even the most comprehensive and evenhanded reporting from Iraq cannot possibly provide a perfect reflection of events in such complex, chaotic circumstances. However, those who go to the trouble of seeking out a broad cross-section of media coverage from Iraq are receiving a generally accurate accounting of the successes, failures and continuing challenges in Iraq.
Instead, it is those who rely only on the Bush administration's propaganda - perhaps including the president himself - who are receiving a distorted picture of events in Iraq...
