[ArcLight]

That first Washington Post story you cite is marvelous, a first-rate piece of journalism. Everybody here should read it.

[3AngelaD]

It was an excellent piece of war journalism, realistic and nuanced. The Post's problem was that the copy editor didn't read it all the way through before writing the headline. It is too bad, because a lot of people I'm sure looked at headline, rolled their eyes (a non-PC response) and moved on. Lame headline writing is a disservice to the readers as well as the good writers.

[dead]

Thanks for pointing that out. I wouldn't have clicked on it otherwise.

You're right, it was a very well-written and interesting piece. God bless those boys over there.

[spodefly]

That first Washington Post story you cite is marvelous, a first-rate piece of journalism. Everybody here should read it.

That is a great read. Very intense, you-are-there type stuff ... kudos to that writer.

[Redleg Duke]

You are right. A great piece of writing. It is a shame that the piss-poor headline probably turned off a bunch of readers. On the other hand, it probably sucked in a bunch of anti-Americans that went away mad as hell!