Good news from Iraq?

U.S. news organizations have been under increasing pressure lately to report good news from Iraq. But according to Newsweek, "It's worse than you think." Attacks on coalition forces are intensifying and becoming more effective, and "insurgent enclaves" are spreading. But everyone knows the "liberal press" just makes up stuff like that to hurt Bush...
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/14/opinion/14krugman.html?th