August 17, 200521 yr Im sure others have seen this show on FX that depicts the current war in Iraq. Ive only seen a couple of episodes but its interesting in how it portrays war. Its a pretty pro troops view but not some gung ho videogame mentality that some people have. It depicts the troops as having to do what is necessary to survive and come home, even if that means stretching the rules. While at the same time, it shatters the preconceived ideas of why we are there. There are seen as complex and different. For example, in the last episode, they had to push the envelope in getting a teenager who was part of the insurgency to fess up on the location of missing missiles. At times you feel bad for the kid(subjecting him to the old knee bend stand, dragging his sister out and telling him the Pakistanis will rape her). But you realize this is what they have to do or else those missles will kill US troops. On the other hand, they show no hesitency in sending a missle into the home of an innocent farmer who is unknowingly storing the weapons. Im interested to find out how accurate it is from those who have been there.
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