Monday, September 24, 2007

5 Movies I'd Love To See

During World War 2 and throughout the Cold War, Hollywood reported for duty in chronicling the heroic exploits of our brave military holding the front lines against Nazi, then Communist tyranny. Regrettably, the days of supporting the troops in Tinsel Town are over, with a whole slew of anti-war, anti-American films currently in the works. It looks like we can no longer count on actors to actually entertain us, so here is my own wish list of must-see movies:

  1. The H.R. McMaster Story-A real American hero in the mold of George Patton, McMaster led the Tiger Brigade during Desert Storm that fought the largest US tank battle since World War 2. Later, he became renowned as "The Tamer of tal Afar, even mentioned in a speech by the President. He is currently an advisor to General Petraeus, our top commander in Iraq.
  2. It Doesn't Take a Hero-More than any other American soldier in modern times, "Stormin Norman" Schwarzkopf personifies the transformation of the military after the Vetnam debacle. His actions as the architect of Operation Desert Storm in 1991, restored public confidence in the US armed forces which continues to this day. A story worth retelling.
  3. The President, the Pope, and the Prime Minister-From the book of the same name, how 3 unlikely world leaders joined forces to end the Cold War, without a shot being fired.
  4. Solidarity-How Lech Walesa and the infant Polish Labor Union, through much persecution, defied communism and helped bring down the Warsaw Pact.
  5. Strategery-From the book by Bill Sammon, the amazing story of how George Bush ignored the political pundits and dodged media slander to win the 2004 Election.
Hollywood can feel free to steal my ideas, or just anything positive for a change!