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646f9e108c The Iraq war has turned from &#39;Mission Accomplished&#39; into a hellhole with an indeterminate outcome. There are no WMDs. No links to Al Qaeda. No imminent threat as promised by the administration. In an alternate reality, a group of angry and disgruntled U.S. soldiers set out on a suicide mission to uncover the truth. Doing the unthinkable, they kidnap the Commander in Chief and interrogate him using the same techniques they were trained to inflict upon the people whose country they invaded. You know, as boilerplate as the satire is, at least they tried, and to some degree succeeded. <br/><br/>Straight off the bat with the opening scene ripping off Three Kings with no shame (or spoofing. Could it be!!??), to the frustratingly strawmanned, but still appreciated, caricatures of the players in mainstream media filling out the TV Movie running time, W.M.D or President Down or whatever is a sincere and devoted political film that thankfully has a sense of humour about itself to counter-balance its bitter, but fair, commentary on this now 16 year war. <br/><br/>It&#39;s cheap A.F, with basically everything taking place in a canteen kitchen. But still, within the brief running time of 77 minutes, W.M.D manages to deliver engaging characters, political commentary and a descent siege movie wrapped up in an intriguing what if scenario. <br/><br/>It&#39;s no In The Loop, but for what it is, a micro budget thriller, W.M.D has a lot of heart and ambition which make it really enduring. W.M.D. is hyperbole yet also unsettlingly truthful, in the same world as No Man&#39;s Land and Full Metal Jacket. Painting a bleak depiction of the Iraq War (is there any other version besides bleak?) it oscillates between outrageous, laugh-out-loud and shockingly graphic.<br/><br/>The director chose a cinéma vérité style that made us feel like we are trapped in the same room as the band desperate soldiers who kidnap the President to try to uncover the truth behind the Iraq War. He is only called &quot;The President&quot; throughout the film, but it&#39;s obvious that he represents George W. Bush. I sometimes found myself squirming in my chair as the soldiers employ the same interrogation techniques on the President of the United States as were used on Iraqis. <br/><br/>The cast is strong overall, and there are some memorable performances. John Posey does an excellent job playing a depiction of George Bush without devolving into a caricature. Contrary to what you might expect, we actually feel ourselves empathizing with the president as he goes through this horrendous ordeal. Tom Kiesche, who is larger than life both figuratively and literally, embodies the outrage many of us felt as we were first duped into the conflict then forced to witness this 10-year train wreck happen. Weetus Cren gives a chilling portrayal of what happens when a sadistic miscreant is thrust into a situation where he has the ability to inflict harm on other people. <br/><br/>W.M.D. forces us to confront the implications of these morally dubious techniques as we see someone recognizable, rather than &#39;enemy&#39; foreigners, endure them. It also forces us to remember a botched conflict we&#39;d rather now forget, the aftermath of which is still as topical as ever.