What music provides the soundtrack to the Iraq war?

The U.S. effort may be summed up in the title of the Ramones' "Swallow My Pride"...

I'm thinking "Yellow Submarine"

Fools Rush In

Perfect title!

Waterloo by Stonewall Jackson.

Lost in the ozone again;
Commander Cody

I don't know it there is a song titled Shock and Awe so, in its stead, I suggest Dazed and Confused.

(Side note: did anyone see: Rock and Awe: Guitarmageddon on the Stephen Colbert show the other night? Hilarious, and not just the title.)

Between posting this question and getting back to read the replies my brother, a soldier, called so I posed the question to him.

His answer: rap and country. He thought it was a real manic depressive music vibe when he was in Iraq. One song he mentioned that everyone seemed to like was by Toby Keith called something like "Letters from home".

I'm not familar with that one or several of the ones mentioned on this thread so I'll have to hijack Mr. B's computer to give them a listen -- even though I think some of them were added for "joke" value -- which was not why I suggested the album "American Idiot" though I do agree that it fits in that regard too.

b, I did catch the guitar showdown on "Colbert" the other night. The dude from the Decembrists should've won, of course...

War Pigs...Black Sabbath

War Pigs, Government Mule.

The first song that came to my mind is so appropriate, it was even featured in a documentary ( I believe it was Micheal Moore's 911 show..) .

A young soldier is standing outside of a small village watching it burn.

Apparently, they had just attacked it. No idea wether or not there was anyone in there burning, but in the background you can hear HIS choice of music - a band called Coal Chamber, thier song Sway.


And that would be my choice.
More for the mental state of the soldiers then anything else, wich is a strange mind set.. but .

When I think of the war, the first thing I think of are the soldiers.
How will they come home?
Are they sane? etc..

I can totally see that one being used, shewolf. Good selection!