Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller (Matt Damon) is behind enemy lines inside Baghdad and must fight for survival in order to capture the notorious General Al-Rawi (Yigal Naor). When Miller begins his duty he is dedicated to the military operation, and motivated to track down Iraqi leaders and discover weapons of mass destruction. However, as he the story unwinds and Miller begins to analyze his military intel, he transforms as a soldier. Miller discovers the intel may all not be true, and falls into a tug of war between telling the world what he really knows and the duties of a good soldier.