Governments and religions have difficulty (or perhaps too much ease), distinguishing their wars, their executions, their human rights activities, and many other practices, from the conduct of others.

We've often wondered whether some one had tried to compare the fight by certain Iraqis against "coalition" forces, to the fight by American revolutionaries against Great Britain. (Apart from the obvious differences which anyone can see.)

Tonight at 10:00 pm EST on C-Span2 Book TV, a retired general will do just that.

The book is Washington's War: The American War of Independence to the Iraqi Insurgency. www.booktv.org/program.aspx?ProgramId=9354&SectionName=History&PlayMedia=No

We'd be curious as to your thoughts on the subject, BEFORE viewing the broadcast.

This should be interesting.

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