tell me about it

The fact is, for most Americans, this war is an abstraction,'' says Sgt. Zack Bazzi, one of three soldiers featured in ``The War Tapes,'' a provocative new documentary opening Friday for an exclusive run at the Camera 12 Cinemas in San Jose. ``It's a yellow ribbon, it's a bumper sticker, it's a care package to a soldier, or a pat on the back to someone in uniform as they walk through an airport. But that's it. The American people, whether they support this war or don't support it, are taking a position on something about which they are fundamentally ignorant.'' [War in the raw: U.S. SOLDIERS IN IRAQ WIELD CAMERAS TO SHOW REALITIES TRANSCENDING POLITICAL DIFFERENCES]