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Movie Reviews of Why We Fight
Movie Review: A MUST SEE for all Americans looking to understand DC Politics
Summary: 5 Stars
Leave your Democrat, Republican, Liberal, or Conservative agenda's checked at the door and keep your mind open and ready to receive what you are about to see. This requires an open mind, and no BS political agenda bias. Come in as an open minded believer in Freedom and America and then watch this film. Pay special attention to the fact these are not your average nobodies telling you how it is. Many are prior officials in key positions.
I have to be 100% honest. I was a military member in the Intel community
and I've seen how the government handles certain things and how the media
tells the story differently to the sheeple. Anyone who wants to understand how the power has shifted from the people to the bureaucrats and how we have lost our way as the America of old, needs to watch this film.
I personally feel that this should be mandatory viewing for all High School and College seniors about to enter the job market, and as first time voters. President Roosevelt was a great leader in WWII and as the president and he warned us about the rising military industrial complex that would soon take over DC. Clinton shrunk it, and yet today we are STILL spending over 50% of our engorged annual budget in that sector. The unelected DC think tanks skew media perception and lie to the American people about terrorism abroad as the excuse to invade countries.
One term you will learn about that is key in the History of "terrorist" attacks against US Forces abroad, is "Blowback".....remember this term.
Our involvement and intervention is the main reason we have been attacked
in almost EVERY instance in history, yet they portray it as if we were antagonized by these barbaric religious fanatics. When in fact we've tried to get involved in too many foreign situations that were never our business to begin with.
The amount of Veterans who are anti-Iraq at this juncture is staggering.
Old and new, so don't believe all those blind faith types who say they are not true patriots. They've just been privvy to seeing more then the average civilian about how things operate and are sick of being used for corporate gain. Vote Ron Paul , the only hope for taking back America.
Movie Review: An Intelligent And Perceptive Look At American Militarism
Summary: 5 Stars
I expected this movie to be an anti-war propaganda piece. But actually it was much better than that. It is a documentary based on a series of interviews with people from a variety of political perspectives, both liberal and conservative. The film does have a distinct point of view which considers American militarism to be a dangerous global threat based on economic self-interest and political power. But at least the "bad guys", such as Richard Perles and William Kristol, are allowed to speak for themselves and present their opinions as to why U.S. military might is a benevolent force. Still the brightest and most insightful comments come from those, such as historian Gywnne Dyer, who are questioning the military's intentions and outcomes. John McCain also comes across as an eloquent voice, someone who is both highly knowledgable of the military and concernced about it's imperialistic ambitions.
I also thought the film would be more specifically about the war in Iraq. But instead it offers a broader historical analysis of America's many post-World War II conflicts, such as the "Cold War" and the Vietnam War. Dwight Eisenhower is depicted as a sort of unlikely hero for peaceniks, having warned of the dangers of the the "military-industrial complex" in his famous farewell speech. The movie then goes on to show how America developed a standing army and began it's massive military build up to combat the Soviet Union while using the fear of Communism to justify numerous military interventions throughout the world. Of course, some attention is also directed towards the current conflict in Iraq and Bush, Cheney, Rumsfield and their cohorts come across as the lying buffons that they are, generating numerous outbursts of scorn and ridicule from the audience. I also liked how the film examined the business of militarism, such as the giant defense contractors like Lockheed-Martin, the people who work in their factories and the politicians, both Republican and Democrat, who make sure that these war industry jobs are kept in their own state or district. The tremendous influence of right wing "think tanks" on the policies of the Bush administration is another interesting topic. This is recommended viewing for all.
Movie Review: Proud to be an American, and Proud to Watch this Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
I can't recall ever seeing a more thoughtful documentary on the most recent of our nation's military efforts. What separates the American experience from that of almost every other "empire" throughout history is the fact that critics of our government are allowed to voice their opposing views. Efforts by some to paint a message like this as anti-American are disengenuous and downright wrong.
Beginning with Dwight Eisenhower's farewell address that warned of the danger posed by a military-industrial complex, the filmmakers build an intriguing case of both pros and cons associated with much of American military efforts over the past 50 years. Yes, it has a largely critical view of the quagmire that is the Iraq War, but that's hardly unique these days.
Two participants stand out in my mind. One is the retired New York policeman whose response to his son's death in the World Trade Center attack was to request that a bomb be labeled with the name of his son. As time elapsed and information came to light, his view regarding the war changed dramatically. Does he approve of the war now? No! Does he regret his effort to memorialize his son? Still no, although he qualifies that with the notation that he was operating with the information available at that time. Would he do that again? I doubt it.
The other noteworthy player in this ensemble is Senator John McCain, who may very well use his participation in this work to woo political moderates should he make a run for the White House in 2008. His expression of his ideas and reactions underscore his basic decency and indepence from the current administration (in marked contrast to some of his more recent efforts to pander to the fundamentalist right wing of the Republican Party).
This is an excellent documentary, one that I suspect will easily withstand the test of time and be just as interesting from 10 to 20 years from now.
Movie Review: 2006 Documentary "Why We Fight"
Summary: 5 Stars
As a person with strong, conservative perspectives, I anticipated that "Why We Fight" would play for less than five minutes on my screen as a film that found its way onto my mail service DVD rental list merely out of desperation late one night when it had recently been released and before I had learned much about it, and eventually into my mailbox largely because I had become too busy to update the list and remove it. Instead I watched riveted as men and women with potent credentials, including Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona, discussed recent U.S. foreign policy in a manner that can not (and should not) be casually dismissed. Indeed, if we must dismiss the message of "Why We Fight" as something that should not be taken too seriously because we would otherwise have to count ourselves as naive given recent evidence of corruption and the development of an easy habit of lies and half truths from our leaders in Washington, the chilling message of the film relative to the direction of U.S. foreign policy and the values that have been embraced by our government deserves all the more credence. In an era of increased high school recruitment by our military, any teacher of history or social sciences should feel a moral obligation to insure that her or his students see this film in its entirety. This is not something for "true Americans" to shun, unless the values illuminated by this nation's constitution have finally been snuffed out in a manner consistent with one of those interviewed in this film, because, as that speaker states, we are, essentially, "not the same people" that we were when that constitution was framed and no longer capable of permitting ourselves the luxury of free and open political discourse. What a dark future "Why We Fight" heralds for a nation that can casually put this film's warning aside so as not to burden itself on its way to Starbucks in the morning.Movie Review: Why do we fight?
Summary: 5 Stars
Ever wonder why does the United States get involved in wars? I know I have wondered that. The documentary film "Why We Fight?" delves into America's past going all the way back to Dwight Eisenhower's days as president, to explore the reasons for going to war. The film questions the United States' reasons for going to war in the past and present. I found this film very compelling to watch. After leaving the theatre, I couldn't help but wonder what would Dwight Eisenhower would think of his own country given the current circumstances? In the film, it shows footage of Dwight giving his last presidential speech before leaving office warning the American public about the growing influence of the military industrial complex in American foreign politics.
A lot of the film explores why the United States took a pre-emptive strike in Iraq almost four years ago. I like how Eugene Jarecki leaves more questions than answers in the film regarding the presence of the American military in Iraq. This film truly made me think after I left the movie theatre.
One of the more moving moments in the film was with retired NYC police sargent Wilton Sezker who lost a son in the world trade towers attacks. Listening to him go into detail about his loss and how he coped with his loss was very moving. I was even more fascinated with his experience in Vietnam. It was also interesting to see a young twenty-something year old man choosing to enlist in the army after his mother's death.
"Why We Fight?" may not have any answers to why we go to war but it certainly leaves the doors wide open for people to question the decision to go to war (in Iraq). I found this film highly informative and somewhat disturbing at the same time. "Why We Fight?" may not be as provocative as a Michael Moore film in terms of language but it certainly leaves an indelible impression on the viewer.