Speaking of movies to check out:
I just recently Netflixed "Voices of Iraq" which was a suprisingly non-partisan documentary. It was really a very cool concept. They basically sent around a bunch of video cameras around inside Iraq and had the people video tape themselves, friends and neighbors then edited it all together. Probably the funniest bit was this group of Iraqi guys who taught themselves English by listening to Metallica tapes. I had a serious "Better Off Dead" laugh at that. There is some disturbing imagery on the film, so be warned about that if you do decide to check it out.