Movie and Book Review

I recently finshed the book Decision Points by former President George Bush.

I always admired President Bush and even more now that I finished his book.

Those who did not support him always asked the same line of questions. Why did he do this, or what was the purpose of that? President Bush goes into great detail and addresses alot of the questions asked about his administration that were never answered in the press.

His writings provide a very good insight into his thought process and in my mind explain a number of things that were always asked by the liberal press.

Its a great book and  I highly recommend it.


Game Change is another great book and chronicles the 2008 Presedential election with a look at each candidate and the strategies they used.

One very interesting part in the book is When Hillary lost the Iowa vote. She felt that she had to make a bold move at that point in order to win the ultimate goal. In her mind, even though Obama had won the state of Iowa in the prelim's, he would never win the Presidency. So as a political offensive move, over 9 months before the election, she offered the position of Vice Presdient to Obama if he would pull out of the race.

Very intresting reading and not hard at all to follow.

Movies...

Im a junkie for documentaries, especially ones that chronicle war and people participating in it.

Restrpo is a movie definitely worht watching. I think it is probably most realistic look at the harshness of war and the trails that our young men and women are put through. It is a is a feature-length documentary that chronicles the deployment of a platoon of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistans Korengal Valley.

Secondly is the movie THe Battle of Marjah.

"In February 2010, U.S. Marines launched Afghanistan: Operation Moshtarak, the biggest operation since the start of the Afghanistan war, whose main target was the Taliban stronghold of Marjah, a town in Helmand province. Journalist Ben Anderson, who spent two months with the American forces, offers an extraordinarily intimate look at the brutal realities of modern-day warfare."

Both the movies have language that goes beyond foul so it isnt a popcorn and soda type of event. But if you want a real understanding of why our vets are coming back from war with issues that make everyday life difficualt then this will surely give you a better understanding.