Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Why We Fight

Why We Fight (2005) is a documentary film directed by Eugene Jarecki about the United States's relationship with war. Its title is an allusion to the World War II-era newsreels of the same name, which were commissioned by the United States to justify their decision to go to war against the Axis Powers.






Why We Fight describes the rise and maintenance of the United States military-industrial complex and its involvement in the wars led by the United States during the last fifty years, and in particular in the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. The film alleges that in every decade since World War II, the American public has been told a lie to bring it into war to fuel the military-economic machine, which in turn maintains American dominance in the world.





It includes interviews with John McCain, Chalmers Johnson, Richard Perle, William Kristol, Gore Vidal and Joseph Cirincione. The film also incorporates the stories of a Vietnam War veteran whose son died in the September 11, 2001 attacks and then had his son's name written on a bomb dropped on Iraq; a 23-year old New York man who enlists in the United States Army citing his financial troubles after his only family member died; and a former Vietnamese refugee who now develops explosives for the American military.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

That was a really great documentairie. Two friends of mine want to join the army (in the netherlands), now i think that showing them some of this footage will finaly change their minds. The best statement was the last one about to few people saying no. I really hope that people open their eyes already, i mean if i (16 years) can see this through all the propagenda, why can't most adults.

THANKS ALOT FOR UPLOADING ALL THESE INTERESTING DOCUMENTARIES.