It was a bad idea to let the media into a war zone to being with -- especially an anti-American, anti-military, anti-Bush media -- that just serves to aid and abet our enemies.
Bad decision.
I don't know...embedding the troops worked really
great for the first year. The troops were happy with
the idea; they liked the folks back home being told
where they were (after the action) and what they were
doing, especially re their morale. Then the LEFT
decided send their own reporters into the fray, NOT
embedded, but housed in those poshy hotel rooms. The
good news out of Iraq immediately ceased! From then
on, it was strictly how many American soldiers were
killed that day!