An Iraq War Blockbuster
November 23rd, 2007 at 2:53 pm by CrankyMaybe on a lark some Hollywood chucklehead might consider a movie on Iraq that would actually, you know, make money.
Undeterred by a lack of writing talent and money, I nevertheless have been rolling over ideas of what might make a great pro-American war movie that wouldn’t be overly jingoistic.
Over and over, I thought that the story should center on an Iraqi who possibly served in the Baath army rather than a U.S. serviceman.
Set during the Occupation around 2004, this Iraqi guy gets to explain clearly that the American invasion has not been all bubblegum and roses. Even though it replaced something worse, it has brought chaos, destruction and death. Perhaps a few scenes where Marines rough him up a checkpoint and stuff like that can illustrate the point.
However at some point, it becomes apparent that for better or worse, the Americans are trying to reconstruct the country. Two sides, neither pure nor idealistic, join forces to oust al Qaeda. Friendships are forged, lives are saved and children are flying kites.
Anyway, my brilliant idea has been torpedoed by some Iraqi asshat who had the audacity to do this in real life.
One day in late May, he said, he decided it was time to act.
He hailed the car carrying the feared leader of Al Qaeda in the neighborhood, a man known as the White Lion, on one of Amariyah’s main streets. “We want you to stop destroying our neighborhood,” he told the man.
… [extremely cool Hollywood-style killing of al Qaeda leader removed to make you go check it out yourself]
Men like Abul Abed have helped change the face of the war. Following in the footsteps of the late Abdul-Sattar Abu Risha, the tribal leader who led the Sunni revolt that drove Al Qaeda from the base of its operations in Iraq’s Anbar province, more than 70,000 people, most of them Sunnis, in 148 groups have joined in the so-called Awakening, or Sahwa, movement, according to the U.S. military, turning against Al Qaeda and turning to the Americans for help.
Since Abul Abed’s fight in Amariyah, some of the most feared Baghdad neighborhoods, including Abu Ghraib, Fadhil, Ghazaliyah, Dora and Adhamiyah, have followed suit, forming their own brigades of Knights, welcoming the U.S. military and receiving U.S. money.
(s/t Ace)
November 23rd, 2007 at 3:52 pm
“Americans are Our Protectors and Saviors”…
Read the remarkable story of Abul Abed, one of many Iraqis who’ve helped us change the course in Iraq….