Crossroads
I spent most of last week watching the America at a Crossroads special on PBS. Two hours a night for six nights was more TV then I needed to the whole year. I really should just give up and buy a damn Tivo. The two highlights were “Operation Homecoming” which featured writings from veterans and “Faith without Fear” by the Muslim dissident Irshad Manji. I found Richard Perle’s “The Case for War” pretty disappointing. Something a little more like “Fog of War” would have been interesting but this was more or less completely driven by Perle with only limited time given to the opposing views. The “Gang of Iraq” was a some pretty scary shit as well. It has made me feel there is little hope now for avoiding some level of genocide when the troops eventually leave.