The Critics step up to the plate, maybe.

For anyone who doubted, it seems as though the mass media may actually be in the processs of developing a backbone:

1. The New York Times frontpage 11/23:
Still Searching for a Strategy Four Years After Sept. 11 Attacks.

2. CNN.com headline 2.34am 11/23:
U.S. General: Iraqi Army Training 'Uneven'