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Saruman Completely Cut from 'Return of the King'
Dolemite_the_Wiz writes "Multiple News Sources report that Christopher Lee's Character Saruman will not appear in the LOTR: ROTK at all. From what I've been reading, the scenes total seven minutes and is a vital component of the whole storyline that the 'masses' should see in the theatrical cut of ROTK. Of course these scenes will be included in the DVD 'Special Edition' of ROTK. I've got tremendous faith in Peter Jackson's talents as a filmmaker. I've been a fan since his first movie but haven't read the LOTR trilogy books...yet. (I'm waiting for ROTK to hit the theaters) Given the fact that I haven't read the books but am a huge movie snob, how can you not have any sort of resolution of a character that has played a key component in the three movies? Articles on this story can be found at BBC, Christopher Lee Web, and theonering.net."
Maybe the lesson was that in spite of stupendous military might and easy victory against regular troops, the US is finding it hard to fight a guerilla.
Bush et al. knew they would have no trouble against SH, maybe they expected to find a liberated Iraq grateful and happy like Europe at the end of WWII, however this is not what is happening now. Somehow a lot of Iraqi seem to think that GWB's reasons to invade all sounded a bit dubious.
I think it's fine to fight when one is attacked, but the justification for attacking in Iraq are more tenuous. Maybe you would care to point to some WMDs? The justification for toppling SH is fine and dandy, however if the US pull out too early and a Iran-style theocratic regime is installed, what will the people of Iraq have gained? How long are the US voters going to want to stay in Iraq? 10 years?
The lesson is that war is highly uncertain even if you are sure to win it. You have to win the peace afterwards. This is a lesson the Europeans have learned to their detriment after centuries of colonialism.
My take on it anyway.
Eh? Even bush admitted there was no firm evidence linking Iraq to 11/9.
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