I believe the tactical and philosophical shift implemented by General P. has paid huge dividends and said dividends offset any negative ramifications of these films as they impact Public perceptions. In-country, indigenous perceptions is what counts and the radical shift from Control to Empowerment
has created person-to-person, culture-to-culture relationships never before attained in non-conventional conflict environments. The Western Public has a short memory, Iraqis and Afghans don't and that's the bottom line here - broadcast the films, it doesn't matter in Baghdad and kabul. I believe Iraqis and Afghans have entirely different perceptions of the violence that occured and to a lesser extent is still happening in their homeland and said perceptions stand in sharp contrast to Western interpretations of survival/terrorism/nationalism as portrayed by these films. One man's drug lord is another man's terrorist and one man's Jihadist is another man's kidnapper. The Western Public chooses one end of the polarity then soon forgets it.