How the US' shock and awe campaign in Iraq played out during the early days. Apparently, there's no sign of WMDs, even though US troops have been looking long and hard. Earlier, Iraqi general Al-rawi had met with Pentagon Intelligence in Jordan and specifically told Clark Poundstone (Greg Kinnear) that there have been no WMDs since the Persian Gulf War, yet the Americans pushed on with the invasion. Poundstone covered up the truth, and nobody verified his statements because that's what the politicians in DC wanted to hear. Gave them a reason to "bring democracy" to Iraq. Chief Roy Miller (Matt Damon) figured this out and wanted to bring in Al-rawi to set things straight, but he's being thwarted at every turn by Poundstone. Just when Miller is about to catch Al Rawi, his local translator Freddie (Khalid Abdalla) pulls out a gun and kills Al-rawi - for the good of his country. Before Miller leaves Baghdad, he writes a full report and emails it to all the media outlets.Based on a true story?
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