Maybe you should reconsider your "ho-hum" stance on war.

I don't recall anything "routine" about patrolling in a war zone.

It's all fun and games for you people until one of your own gets hurt.

It's ironic in a way.

all of america knows we are at war, we are very much aware of the tactics of the enemy..ie., car bombs, we are also very much aware of the death toll of our young soldiers....so why is it important to "tell the story up close and personal" and put civilians in harms way ?? It has been the same rheteric for years now.."a car bomb exploded"....how can this possibly be news in 2006??

welcome to war. Ernie Pyle said it best. "Sooner or later combat correspondents will die" After all, To do your jobs you cover COMBAT, not just the troops. It's something your editors need to think about when making the case for war. They WILL be sending some of you out to die. Is this particular war worth it?

I think you have gotten addicted to the adrenaline of the war. It's gotten into your head and your blood and its hard to shut that down and leave, I understand that....but its time for the press to leave the area and let the troops do what they should do...protect the innocents there and turn the bad guys to dust. We dont really need to know whats going on at every check point...what we do need is to know that the troops are doing their job, and ridding the area of the insurgents that are causing these deaths.....get out of the way and let the troops turn parts of that place to glass...then go back in and report that all the insurgents are dead and the peaceful people have their land back and we gave it back to them....Knowing minutiae that is reported from the Green Zone isnt news....and you are risking your life to do that....get out while you can and let the forces put that place back together doing whatever is necessary to do it....
Giving your life for a "story" is not worth it...we know the story....we want to hear the end of the story...and you can go back to do that....when its over and our troops have done what they need to do to end this thing....and there is only one way to end this....eliminate the insurgents and the troops cant do that with you reporting on their every move....let them finish the job, then you can go back and report a story....

I have to agree, somewhat, with the previous bloggers.

I've never been a war zone or anything close, but I imagine its hard to watch your back when your concerned about protecting someone who isn't a trained soldier.

For those CBS crew members that were killed and for the reporter who was critically injured, my prayers and sympathy are with their families and friends. I admire them for wanting to be in Iraq and tell the story of this war.

But, for the safety of every journalists there, and the soldiers they are imbedded with, we don't need a minute by minute account of this conflict.

Let the soldiers do their job so they can come home.

I thank God every day that we have such dedicated journalists -- whether covering stories of genocide, war, famine, natural disasters, etc., you put yourselves in harm's way to bring the real stories back to us at home, forcing us to face the realities of our world today, whether we want to or not.

It is important for us to see these stories and to always be grateful for those dedicated professionals who are willing to risk their lives to bring these important stories into our living rooms every night.

My prayers are with the families of the CBS journalists, the fallen soldier, and the Iraqi translator.

My heart goes out to the journalists families but I also agree war is no place for journalists. The reports they bring back are very slanted and not the complete story of the tremendous job our troops are doing. Without the media I believe our troops would have more support and respect from our country and not have to fight two battles at the same time.

I thank you for putting yourself in jeapordy to try and illuminate what is happening in a land so far from our cushy American lives. I wonder why it is that so many in this country prefer to have no idea what is happening.I suppose it is not pleasant to know about all the LIVES affected by the killing (on both sides). It is alot easier to go on being concerned with the oh so important topics of the day like how much it costs to fill the tanks of our SUV's , when you don't have to think about all the blood in the tank. Just let them wipe all the "bad" people out and make things better... very insightful. Thankfully people like you, Kim, Paul, and Jim are willing to be there and keep this war from being just a distant chess game.
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I can never express my appreciation for you journalists in any war zone but especially Iraq. We Americans need to know what is going on over there. How can we make sound political decisions (voting) if we do not know the results of American foreign policy? on a more personal note, my son is stationed in Iraq and I feel compelled to know the current statis of the war in Iraq.

I am deeply saddened by the deaths and injuries to the three newspersons in Bagdad, as I was when a co-worker of mine was killed by a mortar round at Kandahar Airbase in Afganistan. However, he was one of the "invisible people", a civilian contract worker whos passing rated only a footnote in his hometown newspaper. Please remember that all civilians working in the war zones, including journalists, are there for the same reasons: career advancement. money, ect. and remember to report on the civilian personel that are suffering the same dangers and deprivations as the military but who are according to the newscasts, "invisible people"