To stand out, war films in America must provide heroes and villains, battle and glory, and a clear message about war or peace, one way or the other.

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Ironically, the only point of consensus is that there is just one way to attack the problems of war and peace, expanded civil rights, job creation and development, terror, health care, education and the environment.

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The early release scheme has been one of the most criticised aspects of the peace accord which paved the way for the establishment of a power-sharing executive in Northern Ireland.

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So if Obama fails to lead the way to world peace just because he won the Nobel peace prize, no one should be surprised or disappointed.

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The Geneva Conventions, for instance, are shown coming about when one branch of the peace movement stopped trying to abolish war, and worked with governments to humanise the way that wars were fought.

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