Of all the reporters in Iraq, I am most impressed with Michael Ware's reporting. He has a vast street-level knowledge of what's going on over there and also an ability to explain what's happening at the higher levels. I like the way he smirks when he hears things that are totally stupid and false about Iraq. Tonight he gave a really heartwrenching account of the tragedy Iraqi civilians face when one of their loved ones is killed---how impossible it is to even retrieve their bodies for burial. Because of this volunteers collect and bury the dead. What a noble act to do this grisly task. You have to feel really bad for the Iraqi people that are still left in Iraq. So many have fled, but so many remain. Sometimes their plight seems like Katrina. They can't leave or haven't left and therefore are facing ghastly deprivations and hellish scenarios.

Quite a different picture from the President's speech. Perhaps Bush ought to sit down and talk to Michael Ware instead of people like his ignorant VP and his stooge-like Secretary of Defense.

Michael Ware rocks when it comes to reporting from Iraq!