Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Discovering the obvious

This is a strange book. A left-leaning reporter is sent to Iraq to find stories about how aweful the U.S. occupation is but actually "discovers" that things aren't as black-and-white as people assume. Of course, there is a wide variety of experiences and opinions about the merits of the U.S. occupation (or lack thereof).Why I think this book is strange is: I assumed from the title and the background of the author that this was supposed to be a critical account of U.S. policy in Iraq. While reading it, however, I started thinking that maybe the U.S. presence isn't going as badly as people (such as the author's employer, Pacifica Radio) would have us believe.I gave it 2 stars not for ideological or political reasons but just because I didn't think the book was very well written. If you want to read about the Iraqi occupation, I'm sure there are better books out there more worth your time (and mine).Not terrible but not recommended.