I had previously criticized Jonathan Last's positive review of the Sam Mendes film Jarhead  based on Last's assertion that the movie 'got it right' on the Marines and the Gulf War.  Apparently, it never occurred to Last that one disillusioned Marine's experiences do not necessarily reflect the reality of the Corps, and a complex war that contrary to popular belief, lasted weeks, not 100 hours. A column in today's Rocky Mountain News confirms my misgivings about Last's review.  Tom Neven, who served seven years as a Marine Corps infantryman, provides a much—needed counterpoint to another in a long line of Hollywood's propaganda pieces.  On Swofford's book, Neven says that it, ...is a silly political manifesto, too, asserting that the Gulf War was fought to protect "the profits of companies, many of which have direct ties to the White House."  Most egregious, though, Swofford relates an incident in which he threatened a comrade with a loaded weapon,...(Read Full Post)