I think the hardest parts for me to watch were the scenes where the old Iraqi woman called to God asking where he was and the part where Lila talked about how her flesh ached for her son. I don't know why her phrasing it that way did me in, but it did. Footage of the Iraqi children getting medical care with no anesthetic was also gutwrenching.

It was also so hard to watch the soldiers. Even the ones who were pumped up. They're so young and they're there doing what they're told and doing it the best they can. It breaks your heart to think it's all in vain.

Also, I was very impressed by the way MM did not use video footage of 9-11. By using only the audio he avoided criticism of exploiting the event and made it even more powerful than you thought it could have been.