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Iraq flick 'Stop-Loss' tries too hard for empathy

"Stop-Loss" begins with a sequence like so many we've seen before in cinematic tales of wartime brotherhood. A young band of troops stationed in Tikrit, Iraq, sings a song that resonates with fraternity, virility and duty. Set to their song is a montage that visually demonstrates all the aforementioned values, showing fatigues-clad buddies laughing and jostling around, as our boys are wont to do...

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