How Wars are Apparently Won

I haven’t seen Clint Eastwood's new movie, "Flags of our Fathers," but from what I’ve seen and read, it makes me feel bad about my country. The trailers and articles seem to suggest that the American people were getting down on the War (WWII), and this one powerful photograph was seized on by the military and the war department (just realized that “Defense Department” was the first concession to political correctness that will undoubtedly lead to the second concession, Nancy Pelosi’s “Peace Department” which can only lead to some political puke suggesting an “All You Need is Love Department”) to gin up support for War Bonds.

So the facts of the case: the Japanese taking out much of our fleet at Pearl Harbor in a sneak attack and Hitler busily conquering Europe and probably the world, was not reason enough to support the war effort. The American people needed more. Is it any wonder Madison Avenue and the Public Relations community hold such sway over us? EVERYTHING must be promoted and merchandised.

So here we sit. Islamic Fascists have attacked us time and again, culminating in this country, with 9/11 (in large part). Islamic Fascists promise they will kill us all or force us to convert to their wacko religion, and yet, the president is outpolled by spaghetti-spined weiners across the land. So, as much as it gripes me to even contemplate it, we need a video (photos are pretty passe, don't you think?) that the propagandists (yes, we still have them) can use to generate enough support for the War on Terror. I don't know what the video should show, but I don't think the photographer who snapped that shot on Iwo Jima knew what he was getting, even the next day or the next week.

I'll probably see the movie, mostly for the battle scenes, but I won't like it, I promise. And I'll report back if the message is something different than I am imagining. Stay tuned.