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McSweeneys 34 is 2 paperbacks inside a plastic jacket. Its well presented although the paperbacks stink of plastic when youre holding them. The first paperback is the usual McSweeneys, short stories. Theres also a letters page where writers like John Hodgman and Sarah Vowell try to be as funny as Robin Cooper and fail. The only contribution worth reading in this book is an extract called The Wreck of the Beverley B by TC Boyle, from his forthcoming novel When The Killings Done. Its an excellent story about a woman out on a fishing boat with her husband and his friend who gets shipwrecked and winds up on a deserted island with huts full of food and clothes. Who lived in the huts and when will rescue come? Boyle proves why hes the only famous name here with this great story and usual high quality writing. The second paperback is Nick McDonells book The End of Major Combat Operations, a look at the American occupation of Iraq. The novelist Nick McDonell is embedded in the 1st Cavalry Division for 2 weeks ostensibly on behalf of Time magazine to gather information on an article about the tensions between the Arabs and the Kurds and whether this would escalate into a civil war. The book is an account of his day to day time in Iraq during those 2 weeks. McDonell sees how soldiers who have been trained to fight have to learn to become diplomatic policeman as they patrol the streets, direct traffic, search houses, and mediate disputes. Its an uneasy situation for the soldiers who mostly seem lost and bored. The book shows how fragile the supposed democracy of Iraq is. Iraqi interpreters (or terps in military slang) are saving money to leave the country before the end of 2011 as thats the date set for US Military withdrawal. If they stay behind, they will likely be killed. When McDonell talks to soldiers in the Iraqi army, they say quite brazenly that as soon as the US leaves they will take off their uniforms and run away. There is a lot of talk about police chiefs supporting terrorists and taking bribes. Even when the Americans are trying to do good they end up inadvertently causing trouble for the locals. On one occasion, soldiers are monitoring the distribution of rice sacks to the population. 2 masked men show up and begin shooting at the soldiers who shoot back. The masked men run off but 2 young boys who were playing by a nearby truck are shot dead in the crossfire. McDonell wonders if the soldiers had not been there if the boys would not be dead. McDonell organises a basketball game with a friends cousin but has to reschedule due to meetings. The game never takes place and he receives an email saying the cousin was killed because he was playing basketball and seen to be promoting a Western pastime. The overall impression of the book is faint as, personal tragedies aside, there isnt an overall message or vision that will come as a surprise to many. Iraq is a mess and the occupation is, and always has been, shaky. The American presence is the only reason any perceived progress is made and when the Americans leave, all that theyve tried to set up, the infrastructure, the ideology, all the work gone into improving society, will probably come undone. Its a well written book that holds your interest but there isnt anything groundbreaking imparted by the writer. But then he was only there for a fortnight. The book left me with a weariness I feel whenever I think about the Iraq war. It just seems so pointless. One of the soldiers, Specialist Patterson, a medic with the 1st Cavalry, sums it up succinctly: They were fighting each other before we got here. Theyre gonna be fighting after we leave. Why are we still bothering this country? Its not a strong issue after the triumphant newspaper issue but its got a couple of highlights anyway.
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