This is apparently a self-contained episode that will provide a bridge between seasons 6 and 7. It takes place in Africa, and is reminiscent to me of the movie Tears of the Sun, which I thought was pretty good. It starred Bruce Willis, who was a forerunner of Jack Bauer, in a way. Bauer doesn't have a cool catch phrase, though, like yippee-kay-ay.
In both of these productions, the question of when to use our military forces is explored. Should we only use them when our national interest is at stake, or do we have a duty to intervene for humanitarian reasons, too, a la Somalia in the early 1990's? Hollywood generally portrays this as a no-brainer, siding with the latter view, as they apparently will in this 24 episode (of course, one can argue that it is in our interest to prevent and rehabilitate failed states, but that's a question for another post [which I'll have MacKenzie write]). In actuality, however, the choice is not that easy. How many American soldiers are we willing to lose to stop one in a long line of massacres in Africa?
In any event, I am excited to have Jack back on my TV.
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