American war hero who threatens to wound a whole new generation

REMEMBER George Bush? He’s the president of the United States and will be until he leaves office in January 2009.

It is easy to forget this in the midst of all the understandable hype surrounding the current battle for nominations to be the next president.

Watching The Valley of Elah, the new film directed by Paul Haggis, provides an antidote to the glitz, glamour and pantomime that was on display during Super Tuesday.