Sci-fi movie analagous to war in Afghanistan:

The 1950’s movie “War of the Worlds” is one of my all time favorites. In one scene the scientist (Gene Barry) and a Marine colonel are in a bunker observing a pit where the Martian fighting machines are gathering and making preparations. The colonel tells Barry he has the Martians surrounded with our best weapons and we are ready to blast them off the earth if they make a move. A General from Washington who is there as an observer tells Barry that what happens here will be a pattern for the war.

The Martian machines start moving and appear to be floating above the ground. A local citizen points this out and says to Barry “Hey look, they’re flyin’ with no wings or anything. That ain‘t possible is it?” Barry replies “If they are doing it, it is.”

After a disastrous battle the Martians remain untouched while their mysterious heat rays completely destroy the Marines. During the rout, the bunker is in chaos and Barry grabs the General and shouts “General! You’ve got to get the word to Washington that this kind of defense is useless against that kind of power!” I wonder if a similar scene may have occurred in Afghanistan when high tech weapons were used by the U.S. against primitive opponents.