"American foreign policy is horrendous 'cause not only will America come to your country and kill all your people, but what's worse, I think, is that they'll come back 20 years later and make a movie about how killing your people made their soldiers feel sad" - Frankie Boyle. Given the above, Mason seems more decent, self aware and more switched on about the war from the get go than many others. Mostly compelling, but there's only so much helicopter talk one can take. Not a cheerful read - how could it be? - but not without humour, honesty or humanity.