Guys, I know we’re all super-concerned about the situation involving Israel and Iran. What will happen? Will the Israelis (and, perhaps, the United States) turn to military action to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon? Will Iran continue in its quest for a nuclear weapon, or will the country stand down in the face of sanctions and the possibility of war?

Well, don’t worry, because director Peter Berg is on it. He’s thinking about the same issues, and he’s tackling them with the precise level of careful consideration that you would expect from the man who directed the movie “Battleship,” based on the board game Battleship. Here is an actual series of words that came out of Berg’s mouth during an interview with a guy who appears to be an Israeli journalist:

“It’s the most serious issue facing our planet today. More so than the movie ‘Battleship,’ which I’m very excited to have directed, I love Rihanna, she’s a great actress, did a great job in the film, and my dad’s a Navy historian…”

This little snippet of the interview actually gets worse from there, because Berg learns that his interviewer did not serve in the Israeli Defense Forces and calls him a “draft-dodger.” Berg also asks the guy’s name (and comments that the guy’s name doesn’t sound Jewish), pauses to note that they both have Jewish fathers and again presses the interviewer on why he did not join the Israeli army:

It should be noted here that Israeli military service is mandatory, but there are all sorts of reasons why people can avoid that service, and we actually don’t know the reason behind this guy’s lack of service. It should also be noted that Peter Berg, who has never served in any military organization that I am aware of, could simply be curious about this interviewer’s status because he knows military service is required but perhaps he doesn’t know that some people don’t serve for various reasons. I don’t know! I also don’t know what the interview was like before this snippet — maybe the interviewer asked a question involving Rihanna and Iran? All I know is that this is an interview about “Battleship,” a movie based on the board game Battleship, and also a movie that involves aliens attacking battleships, and so this is obviously where any interview about the movie “Battleship” must go.

Peter Berg!

[via FilmDrunk]