Looking for the Good War, American Amnesia and the Violent Pursuit of Happiness

Elizabeth Samut: There are so many ways in which the war seems to have a hold on us. The idea that you'll note that the army just has a new uniform and that that uniform is essentially the World War II uniform. And I think we see that phenomenon and the dangers of it because it distorts why we go to war in the first place. That, as we see, has dangerous repercussions.