Submitted by R.J. Yankow, Feb 23, 2007 10:02

If one believes that there are no significant, inherent differences between peoples and cultures then one might conclude, as Mr. Eastwood apparently has, that the military uniform of one country and the person who wears it is substantially the same as its analogue from another country. Hence, at least at this level, there is no such thing as diversity, only similarity. I think the more interesting question is whether Mr. Eastwood was genuinely unaware of the historical record or simply chose to ignore it. Since this film has already won one award and may well be on the fast track for an Academy Award, would it be inopportune to wonder whether the historical record—had Mr. Eastwood elected to pay some attention to it—might have been an inconvenient truth unlikely to garner for him the approval of those judges who are responsible for handing out these awards?

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