It's called "Iraq: The Real Story" and it sure reminded me how much my mental picture of what's happening in-country is imagined based on news articles. The overwhelming sense is pointlessness -- as he says in the narration, all Iraqis are suspects and you watch the U.S. soldiers arresting the very Iraqi troops they're supposed to train to "stand up so we can stand down."
What's clear now is that "Stay the Course" is as meaningless a construction as "Cut and Run" as there is no course other than treading water and nothing to really run from when the only strategy is futility.
I urge you to watch the video, as it's not long, uses an old song from the Vietnam War era to resonant effect, and clears up any misconceptions you might have about the type of warfare being engaged in over there these days. In fact, watching the video, you'll see plenty of reason for things to get worse for our stalwart troops.
And maybe after watching the video, you'll be even more shocked that this man isn't in exile, jail or an insane asylum, when he insists yet again that he's never going to change.
Oh, and this guy, too.
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