The Green Zone

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Rod
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The Green Zone

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Seems the stuff has hit the fan about this movie, THIS isn't the first I've seen.

There's no political agenda in this film:
Director Paul Greengrass, best known for his success with the action-packed Jason Bourne franchise, also starring Damon, and the 9/11 film "United 93" brought in veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan to play secondary roles in "Green Zone." Some were selected from the anti-war group of returning soldiers, "Iraq Veterans Against the War."
Want to bet this guy isn't what he says he is?
Robert Miller, who served in the Army's 82nd paratrooper unit from 2001 to 2005 was one of the Iraq veterans who was cast as a soldier in the movie. He says he thinks it is unfortunate that some critics are painting the film in a negative light.
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AZMARK
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I went and saw it this afternoon. Take "Bush lied, people died", make a two hour movie to back it up, and you have the crux of the movie.
My favorite story of his ended with "...and so he went out the back door in his bathrobe, flipped the AK to 'Afrikaner', and started hosing the baboons off his tennis court." - Tam
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