great film and a very worthy positive . tom hank be at his usual best and the heavy drinking congressman who save afghanistan from it communist oppressor . base upon a true story tell u how the west throw money and arm at a problem and expect it to go away . well and it do go away and albeit temporarily . look who we ( the british and amongst others ) be now fight the very same people who the u give arm and training and money to in the 80 . this film be always go to provoke political thought by the people who watch it and but it do portray a very nice story . however and once the main objective be achieve and i. e. rid the communist from afghanistan and it be see how quickly the plight of people be forget about . this film be good and it be a well deserve positive . it tell the story of the communist invasion of afghanistan and the subsequent covert operation by the u to some detail and be dramatise well . although be a good film and i will recommend it to people but some people will not enjoy it particularly be a serious film about good ( u ) v evil ( russia ) isn not your thing .