Owen's script springs few surprises, but it has a truthfulness and compassion about it as it entwines personal morality with the moral choices of war and the human instinct to cling together in adversity.
It reminds everybody of the extraordinary complexity of choices of war and what war does to people, to communities, countries, the world".
It reminds everybody of the extraordinary complexity of choices of war and what war does to people, to communities, countries, the world," Kerry said.
When it does that, the United States may be able to claim the humanitarian high ground in its conduct, if not always its choice, of war.
And, although al-Baghdadi was in American custody, he was not at Guantánamo and was not "released" but, rather, was handed over to Iraqi forces, who later let him go, suggesting that the problem lies not with our adherence to the Constitution but elsewhere perhaps with our choice of wars and the allies we choose to fight alongside.
And I thought, 'Maybe for some it was their choice to leave and maybe others had no choice because of war,'" he said.
While the leaders of the "Christian Right" denounce those who are pro-choice on abortion, a topic that Jesus never mentioned, they are pro-choice on wars of choice, a topic on which Jesus was unmistakably pro-life.
It reminds everybody of the extraordinary complexity of choices in war and of what war does to people, to communities, to countries, to the world," he said.
"I'm going to be the first one to admit, the idea is very, very, very clever," he said later, referring to Mr. Simon's choice of the War of the Roses as a frame for the story.
She's comparable to Bill Clinton's choice of Cold War crackpot Madeleine Albright as one of the worst Secretary of States we've had since... Condi Rice?
In addition to foot troops, this warband also has the choice of including war hounds in their group.
