Entry and Egress

Glenn Reynolds gets more emails from Michael Yon, who claims the press have managed to miss most of the kinetic Battle of Baqubah and by leaving early, will manage to miss most of the important action, which happens after the battle.

As with the Battle for Mosul, which I held in near monopoly for about five months during 2005, the most interesting parts of the Battle for Baqubah are unfolding after the major fighting ends. But as the guns cool, the media stops raining and starts evaporating, or begins making only short visits of a week or so.

Nothing follows.