Instapundit links to a revealing article about the troops’ view of the war:
Like many soldiers and marines returning from Iraq, Mayer looks at the bleak portrayal of the war at home with perplexity – if not annoyance. It is a perception gap that has put the military and media at odds, as troops complain that the media care only about death tolls, while the media counter that their job is to look at the broader picture, not through the soda straw of troops’ individual experiences.
More discussion here.
LGF points to an article debunking the “massive civillian casualties” myth.
In April 2004 I took a survey of left-wing casualty numbers for the invasion and first year of occupation of Iraq. They ranged from 10 to 20 thousand civillians killed. Human Rights Watch had estimated that Saddam Hussein killed at least 30,000 of his citizens every year. So in the war and the first year of occupation, the United States saved the lives of at least 10,000 Iraqis who would have died under the genocidical tyrant who now stands in a courtroom whining about stationary.