The situation at remote Forward Operating Base Cornucopia isnt good. Once home to 150 enlisted men, troop strength has been reduced to 45, and an IED attack has reduced that by 3. The commanding officer is a green West Point lieutenant who is a mystery to his troops, and locals with uncertain loyalties warn that a large force is massing nearby to wipe them out. A sandstorm has halted supply shipments, and the camps only video-game console has been stolen. Private Toby Durrant soldiers on, but the arrival and the actions of a lone, creepy intelligence officer hint that things are much, much worse than he realized. Interestingly, Durrants war is identified only contextually through allusions to Bush administration blunders.

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