A bunch of John Wayne's for 13 patriotic hours

13 Hours was a jaw clenching film which shows American security contractors fighting to stay alive. It doesn't get into the burning question that will come up if Hillary gets the Democratic party nom for President; how much did she know? What was she doing when the Ambassador was dying? I guess the film was made to present those questions and honor the Americans who gave their lives in defense of State Department and CIA personell who couldn't otherwise defend themselves.

The action is top notch. Explosions, firefights, car crashes, it's non stop for two hours. Yet it does have a John Wayne mentality to the whole film. These guys, the ex-special forces are all about firepower and they know they can't be beat. The kill ratio between the security forces and the fighters who storm the embassy, then attempt to take the secret CIA compound is incredibly slanted to the favor of the Americans. Their bravado flies in the face of the buearacratic wrangling that takes place over whether to use soldiers against the street fighters, or to wait. Of course the film leaves us thinking why did they wait? The Ambassador could have been saved. Shoot first and ask questions later. It is a very pro-military film.

I'm certain that  supporters of the RNC were loving every moment of the film. And, it is calculated that the film is released during an election year which Hillary is running for President. How many people will see the film who's opinion will change? Probably not so many. I think the film just confirms what many in the Republican party want to hear. Diplomats can't solve problems. Hillary screwed up royally. And we need a stronger military.

Yet for all it's blowhardness, the film does commemorate the dead soldiers who stationed there to protect diplomats and other personell. Why they were there is a question that hasn't been answered. Why did the government need to station a secret CIA base in Libya? To what purpose did the Ambassador go to Benghazi when he had to have known that it was such a hot spot? It would have been a better film had some of these questions been answered. Perhaps there will be a documentary which seeks some of these answers.