Baghdad ER

In this documentary, HBO captured the sites and sounds of the 86th Combat Support Hospital in the U.S. Army's Iraq medical facility. I heard in advance that this was a "must-see" documentary. Baghdad ER was very graphic as they showed the soldiers first moments as they entered the emergency room, mostly due to injuries related to improvised explosive devices (IED's). The level of commitment by the hospital personnel and the soldiers is beyond explanation. These are the true american hero's, not the juiced up baseball player that happens to hit a good fastball. Having a newphew in Iraq is tough enough, I can't imagine what it's like for the families of those shown arriving to the ER. The documentary was visually well done. There was not much as far as lead-up or follow-up which made it appear to be a quickly released project. It would have been nice to see more in-depth coverage of the staff in order to provide more personalization. For that reason, it was just an o.k. documentary. But, chances are we'll see many more in the future so they will likely provide greater background information. Unfortunately, there will be no shortage of patients, that's for sure. Hopefully Bush and Cheney pulled their heads out of the sand long enough to see the real effects of the war.