Coverage of Iraq

I am absolutely dumbfounded by the rapid change in coverage of the Iraq war. Even ABC news is running stories on the daily transfer of responsibilities from the US military to Iraq. They interviewed a lovely young woman in a Bagdad as she watched her children play in a park. She was dressed like a Westerner. You leave the story feeling good about the war.

Why didn’t the media show ANY of this before January 21st? I bet I can guess.