Whatever Happened to Iraq?
How the media lost interest in a long-running war with no end in sight
During the early stages of shock and awe, Americans were glued to the news as Saddam Hussein's statue was toppled in Baghdad and sweat-soaked Marines bivouacked in his luxurious palaces. It was a huge story when President Bush landed on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln on May 1, 2003, and declared major combat operations were over.
By March 2008, a striking reversal had taken place
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