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I don't think there's any shortage of journalists willing to cover the war, I think it's a matter of access and finances. The major networks have the cash but keep their people reigned in for insurance reasons (although I'm sure most of those talking heads are quite happy reporting from the hotel bar.) And the independent journalists who really want to get in there and mix it up and cover the story can't afford the major costs of operating in a war zone. There are exceptions of course-- Yon has managed to pull it off with a good deal of aplomb.