War is hell. At least it is for Hollywood and The San Francisco Chronicle. It was a another liberal assualt on good sense for The Chronicle to write a story about the commerical failure of the half dozen anti-Iraq War films that have come out this fall. The reporter writes that he can't understand it. After all, most of the films had famous stars and got good reviews! Moreover, several anti-war veterans he interviewed are likewise disappointed, if not aggrieved! The American public--save "San Francisco intellectuals", which surely must mean 90% of the population there--just seem to be so lackadaisical and unresponsive. Maybe the films should have been even more provocative.
Nowhere did the reporter wonder the opposite: how Hollywood might have done if it had produced war films that expressed support and understanding for the U.S. mission in Iraq and the way our troops are making progress under great difficulties.
The real mistake, however, was not the article--typical left win gibberish and self-delusion--but the provision of a way for readers to comment on line. They do comment, and they make all the right points: people may be tired of the war, but they are really tired of Hollywood thinking it has found the truth about the war and using its wiles to manipulate the rest of us; and why did the reporter only talk to anti-war veterans? If there is any room for embarrassment at The Chronicle newsroom, reading the 165 plus comments to their piece should fill it to overflowing.
Here's the link: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/11/23/MNJNTG272.DTL