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Bingo, and this is why the film flirts with brilliancy. I love it. I felt conflicted the entire time watching the film. To cheer or not to cheer?

It also doesn't take itself seriously, in effect, although the message is quite strong.

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Agreed. It's supposed to be over the top and stupid (to a point) because it's supposed to be showing everyone how mindless, bloody, etc. war (and America in a lot of ways) can be. But it's the same "hyperbole-ness" that makes it so good. They show people getting slaughtered, show scientists mutilating the enemy (even though the enemy isn't human, they're sentient), hell..even show kids "killing the enemy" when they're stepping on the bugs in the street, and then asks "Would you like to know more?" It does all that shite to drive the point home, but in effect we DO actually want to know more because that stuff is cool and awesome. As happy Gilmore would say, "Talk about your all time backfires.."