Friday, November 23, 2007

Media Reports Reflect A More Cautiously Optimistic Tone About Iraq Mission

Friday, November 23, 2007
On Thanksgiving Day, reports on ABC and NBC (CBS didn't air last night) described an improving security situation in Iraq, reflecting the cautiously optimistic tone of recent reporting on the US mission in that country. NBC Nightly News said Thanksgiving in Baghdad was “almost a celebration,” adding, “Today we see traffic jams where Al Qaeda once saw targets.” ABC World News led with a story that noted that “last year, on this day, Baghdad was in lockdown, after one of this city's deadliest suicide bombings.”
Read this story in full at USNews.com

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