It seems that with the runup to the elections, there has been so much focus on how the Bush administration has handled the past four years. Adding to the intense focus is PBS’s highly acclaimed documentary series Frontline, which presents an in-depth look at the state of the American military establishment tonight at 9 p.m. on WETA. In collaboration with The Washington Post, the documentary, titled “Rumsfeld’s War,” promises to showcase a battle for control over the direction in which the entire military system is heading that has been invisible to most citizens.

From Frontline:

With the United States Army deployed in a dozen hot spots around the world, on constant alert in Afghanistan, and taking casualties every day in Iraq, some current and former officers now say the army is on the verge of being “broken.” They charge that the army is overstretched, demoralized, and may be unable to fight where and when the nation desires … The program digs into the aggressive attempts to assert civilian control and remake the military by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and his allies.

According to the promotional e-mail DCist received, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld declined a request for an interview and would not allow other Pentagon employees to talk to Frontline. But, his office said they would cooperate if the broadcast of the documentary was postponed until after the presidential election.

Interested parties can chat live online with Frontline producer Michael Kirk tomorrow at 11 a.m. on washingtonpost.com.

(Image from PBS via Corbis)