I believe the kids would sum up Rock’s analysis as follows: “Bros before Hos.”

In “The Big Picture(s),” I noted that the number of embedded reporters plunged from somewhere between 570 and 750 when the invasion of Iraq began in March 2003 to roughly 100 by late fall of that year (it would later drop to as few as nine).  The piece looked at some of the results of the rise of what journalists themselves call “hotel journalism” and “journalism by remote control.” Today, United Press International

The great Bill Whittle has a two-part essay on agility, the art of war, the surge, and….well, just read it.  Be sure to check out the trailer for Jake Rademacher’s film “Brothers At War.” Thanks to Claire at Sondra’s.