Don’t forget, Generation Kill premieres tonight.
I am honestly curious how this miniseries will be received. I wonder if it will be seen as an attack on the troops, at is might actually portray them realistically, as something less than perfect angels (which, as we know, is a mortal crime in the jingospehere). Or will it we well received? Or will we have to endure weeks of endless fact-checking, as the armchair generals amongst us inform us of every little thing that is not completely and totally accurate (a la the nerd fury that is generated regarding creative use of physics in a sci-fi movie).
Should be interesting to watch.
*** Update ***
Speaking of the military, Duncan Hunter was just on my tv explaining to me that the reason we can not repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and have people serve openly is because we need to be tough, unlike those nancy boys in the British Army. Seriously:
“We aren’t the Brits. We’re not the Europeans. We’re not the Swedes,” says Republican Congressman Duncan Hunter, who is the ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee.
Hunter argues that gays do not belong in the U.S. military because American troops need to be hardened warriors, unlike soldiers in the 15 NATO countries where gays serve openly.
“The Fallujahs of the world, the Ramadis of the world that require heavy combat and lots of fire-fighting capability – those are the places the Americans go. The other countries tend to go to the so-called peacekeeper zones, where they have fewer fire fights and less contact with the enemy,” Hunter says. “And the European nations show little will to send large contingents of their military people into dangerous places.”
Put that in your coalition of the willing pipe and suck on it, why don’t ya!
*** Update #2 ***
I thought it was pretty damned good. Although I was surprised that it portrayed these guys swearing, looking at pornography, and displaying a pretty casual regard for life. I have been assured by the 101st Chairborne that all of our soldiers and Marines are perfect angels, so I am not sure what was up with all that.
In all seriousness, it was good. This wil be the most popular miniseries since Band of Brothers.