Iraq Perspective from Michael Yon

Violence is up in Iraq. Michael Yon tells us why it is not necessarily a bad sign. Like Michael Totten, Mr. Yon practically lives in Iraq, providing valuable eyewitness accounts from neighborhoods all over the country. Here's an excerpt:

"We are taking more casualties now, just as we did in the first part of 2007, because we have taken up the next crucial challenge of this war: confronting the Shia militias."

He is cautiously optimistic and breaks down the situation for us in simple, straightforward language. This is real journalism. Check it out!