re: Point taken
I haven't read any of either. Chalk it up to my personal choice of reading material.
I suspect that this is true for a lot of people here.
Seriously, give them a try. If you aren't seeing both sides of the story, you're missing something. The "Good News" series can be found on Chrenkoff's home page. (scroll down on the right under the ads for past entries).
A good list of milbloggers can be found here.
Michael Yon isn't a military man, but he's over there, too.
Damn few people are listening to those who are actually over there on the cutting edge.