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Oh, they can still MAKE war movies, in fact they're usually pretty good at it. Blackhawk Down and We Were Soldiers... are examples of some of the finest. But, as you said, they simply refuse to apply that skill to the war we are currently in.

Oh, but I've no doubt that they'll refer to it in the future, when they need a crazed or homeless vet to use as a villain or bad guy, or to bash a conservative over the head with.

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But, as you said, they simply refuse to apply that skill to the war we are currently in.

They really annoyed me by converting Tom Clancy's mohammedan fanatics into neo-Nazi fanatics in the film version of Sum of all Fears. I did not see it, and I do not own the DVD. I did read the book. More than once. Not his best effort, but neither his worst.