My take is this: Philosophically, these guys are totally on board the War on Terror, but they also understand the 'nuance', if you will, of what makes America come across to many people as arrogant and stupid.
Now let me say this. I've been part of the War on Terror, physically. I've been from Iraq to the Philippines, and I'm especially sensitive to 'negative waves' about the WOT. If this was a 'Bush bash' or worse, a soldier bash, I'd have got up and left in a heartbeat.
It's not. I'm straight up 100% for this movie. Sure, it pokes a lot of fun at us. We do dumb things. Dumb things are fun to satire. But the IDEALS that are being ridiculed in this movie are those of appeasement, ignorance and cowardice. I see this movie as being deeply supportive of the idea that there is evil in the world that must be direcly confronted, even if it does make fun at our gung ho, triggerhappy image.
Thanks. I'm pretty well convinced this is a must-see, especially with an endorsement from someone like you who's actually been in the thick of it. It looks great, too. It's not only a satire of the current political situation, but of Garry Anderson's shows and '60s spy movies/shows. Pretty cool.