A small lesson on staying the course

Elapsed time from this



to this:



3 years, 8 months.

Elapsed time from this



to this



and this



and this:



4 years, 10 months. And counting.

Bonus observation: it is very hard to find the kinds of gripping war images from Iraq that one finds for almost every other war, despite the daily reports of bombings, shootings, beheadings, etc. Why is that?