the forgotten war

the only mention of the iraq war on the front page of today's new york times is an article about scantily-clad dancers who are entertaining american troops there. it's really odd. if you looked at the front page, you would hardly know there was a war there.

in the middle of the article i saw this bit:

Sgt. Dale Gooden, 31, a Marine reservist from Jacksonville, Fla., who is assigned to the dam security unit, saw the show as a sign that the American public had not forgotten about the troops. The most impressive part of the show, he said, was “just the fact that they came out here to see us.”

maybe not. but it is strange how we've settled into such low-key coverage of a place where american soldiers die just about every day.