Gloomy Views Greet Returning Troops Commentator Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down, says American troops returning from Iraq are surprised to find such a pessimistic view of the war in the media.

Gloomy Views Greet Returning Troops

Gloomy Views Greet Returning Troops

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Commentator Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down, says American troops returning from Iraq are surprised to find such a pessimistic view of the war in the media.

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