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lob1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-25-08 09:54 AM
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1. I just rented the movie, but haven't seen it yet. My understanding
is, they left out the part where Wilson's actions have let us directly to where we are today in Afghanistan, and therefore, Iraq. The movie's not so funny if you consider that.
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  -We just watched "Charlie Wilson's War" - Great movie... lame54  Aug-25-08 09:48 AM   #0 
  - I just rented the movie, but haven't seen it yet. My understanding  lob1   Aug-25-08 09:54 AM   #1 
  - They very briefly glossed over that at the very end...  truebrit71   Aug-25-08 11:18 AM   #6 
     - agreed n/t  Growler   Aug-25-08 12:51 PM   #9 
     - The beauty of Charlie Wilson's War  Spiffarino   Aug-25-08 12:56 PM   #11 
     - I love the way they pointed that out  shadowknows69   Aug-25-08 01:39 PM   #12 
  - "The True Story of Charlie Wilson's War" -  IndyOp   Aug-25-08 10:02 AM   #2 
  - the true story is that Tom Hanks was a whole lot more charming than Timber Charlie  TexasObserver   Aug-25-08 10:08 AM   #3 
  - Not only does the CIA have it's own zipcode, 20505, it's a congressional district unto itself.  arcadian   Aug-25-08 01:58 PM   #13 
  - delete  TexasObserver   Aug-25-08 05:43 PM   #16 
  - There are a couple of glaring errors........  PDJane   Aug-25-08 10:11 AM   #4 
  - Yep. And then on December 25th, 1979, Soviet tanks began rolling  mmonk   Aug-25-08 11:31 AM   #8 
  - Overall,  Beregond2   Aug-25-08 11:12 AM   #5 
  - The book makes a good case for the theory that Charlie Wilson fed  hedgehog   Aug-25-08 11:19 AM   #7 
  - Contains the greatest sexist joke I've heard in a movie  Spiffarino   Aug-25-08 12:53 PM   #10 
  - Propaganda. Entertaining propaganda.  reprehensor   Aug-25-08 02:36 PM   #14 
  - It's a bunch of lies rolled up with Hollywood gusto.  Selatius   Aug-25-08 02:38 PM   #15 
  - TIM-BERRRRRRRRR!  TexasObserver   Aug-25-08 05:46 PM   #17 
 

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