I agree that the book was really a pretty good read, heavy on the action, light on the political. The line “Vote Republican” had me laughing out loud when I read it.
A lot of these effete ivy league journo types were stricken with testosterone envy at the beginning of the war and the embed process. Most had never been around military types and they viewed them as some type of socialogical study (why would these men choose to live this life? Good grief! They’re physically active! And some have attended college!). The usual biases against those who serve were evident (no choice, no school, no talent, etc) and were severly challanged by the facts on the ground causing the wimps to questions their own value system.
I suspect Wright suffered from some of this.
“I suspect Wright suffered from some of this.”
Yeah I heard him on a radio interview talking about how he’s a lefty anti war type, but he couldn’t get over the sacrifice, professionalism and bravery of the Marines.
They were....shock....more than high school drop out knuckle draggers!
In fact he noticed that the college educated officers were the real dopes and the enlisted made things really work.
Interesting.