Sunday, January 11, 2009

Movie: In the Valley of Elah


This movie is powerful. Anything with Tommy Lee Jones is a great movie. This movie is about a veteran of the Iraq war "disappearing" once he arrives home. His dad, a former army MP, investigates along side the local police. His determination uncovers the truth. The truth? No spoilers here. His son and his son's buddies in Iraq experienced dehumanizing events....they became numb to reality....they became dehumanized, took out their anger, their rage on one another.

"Iraq good enough." That's the phrase that is floating around Washington DC. Iraq good enough. Lets get the hell out.

The Cheney/Bush legacy: troops in Iraq for the next generation.

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