“The War Tapes”
A few months ago, Eric Martin was kind enough to contact me about a documentary that a good friend of his was working on called “The War Tapes.” He wanted to know if I was interested in screening the movie, and then possibly penning a review here at SA. I told him that I would be glad to do it, and then a few weeks later I received a copy of the documentary in the mail.
Now, I have to be honest for a moment. I expected this to be a Bush-bashing, leftist piece of propaganda, attacking President Bush’s decision to go to war in Iraq. How wrong I was.
This is an extraordinary and powerful documentary, filmed entirely by soldiers, that follows the war-time experiences of three of our bravest from the beginning until the end of their tours in Iraq. The film shows the real-world impact that war on has on the men and women who wage it on our behalf, and I walked away from the film with an even greater appreciation for the tremendous sacrifices they make. In short, I think this film is about as close as one can get to beginning to understand the reality of war without actually going into battle. I cannot recommend ‘War Tapes” highly enough.
July 24th, 2006 at 10:02 am
Thanks Steve. And I think that you very astutely picked up on the message, and impact, of the film.
July 24th, 2006 at 11:22 pm
We were lucky enough to have several of the folks from The War Tapes attend the First MilBlogs Conference (I MBC) in Washington, D.C., last Spring. Spec. Moriarty is a great guy in person, though I never did figure out just what he was drinking (Red Bull mixed with hard liquor, it was suggested to me. I’m a beer man, myself).