Are there Men Who Stare at Goats?

I went into The Men Who Stare at Goats flabbergasted that I was watching a movie that was even partially based on a true story. Did the military actually believe that it could create "psychic soldiers," men who could kill things with their mind?! It made for an entertaining premise, and, while George Clooney was up to the challenge, the material was uneven. It was one of those films that suffered from an excess of quality scenes, one whose best material was splattered all across the previews. It wasn't bad, per se, but it had a lot of room for improvement...