Why We Fight - anatomy of American war making
Jan 25, 2021 09:51:06 #
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv70TqOcZEs
Synopsis -
Grand Jury Prize winner at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, WHY WE FIGHT is an unflinching look at the anatomy of American war-making. Granted unparalleled Pentagon access, the film launches a nonpartisan inquiry into the forces -- political, economic, and ideological -- that drive America to fight. Inspired by President Dwight Eisenhower's 1961 Farewell Address in which he warned Americans about the dangers of the "military-industrial complex," filmmaker Jarecki ("The Trials of Henry Kissinger") weaves unforgettable stories of everyday Americans touched by war with commentary by a "who's who" of military and Washington insiders. Featuring John McCain, Gore Vidal, Richard Perle and others, WHY WE FIGHT explores a half-century of U.S. foreign policy from World War II to the Iraq War, revealing how, as Eisenhower warned, political and corporate interests have become alarmingly entangled in the business of war. On a deeper level, what emerges is a portrait of a nation in t***sition -- drifting dangerously far from her founding principles toward a more imperial and uncertain future. © 2005 Charlotte Street Films, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Synopsis -
Grand Jury Prize winner at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, WHY WE FIGHT is an unflinching look at the anatomy of American war-making. Granted unparalleled Pentagon access, the film launches a nonpartisan inquiry into the forces -- political, economic, and ideological -- that drive America to fight. Inspired by President Dwight Eisenhower's 1961 Farewell Address in which he warned Americans about the dangers of the "military-industrial complex," filmmaker Jarecki ("The Trials of Henry Kissinger") weaves unforgettable stories of everyday Americans touched by war with commentary by a "who's who" of military and Washington insiders. Featuring John McCain, Gore Vidal, Richard Perle and others, WHY WE FIGHT explores a half-century of U.S. foreign policy from World War II to the Iraq War, revealing how, as Eisenhower warned, political and corporate interests have become alarmingly entangled in the business of war. On a deeper level, what emerges is a portrait of a nation in t***sition -- drifting dangerously far from her founding principles toward a more imperial and uncertain future. © 2005 Charlotte Street Films, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Jan 25, 2021 13:25:58 #
Rose42 wrote:
McCain makes a comment at the very beginning about using American military to "spread democracy"
That is such BS. I used to buy into it too.
Government is a reflection of the people.
Change, good change, has to come from within. Freedom must be earned by those that would have it, or perish in it's defense.
Regime change and nation building are murder in disguise.
Jan 25, 2021 13:43:41 #
Sonny Magoo wrote:
McCain makes a comment at the very beginning about using American military to "spread democracy"
That is such BS. I used to buy into it too.
Government is a reflection of the people.
Change, good change, has to come from within. Freedom must be earned by those that would have it, or perish in it's defense.
Regime change and nation building are murder in disguise.
That is such BS. I used to buy into it too.
Government is a reflection of the people.
Change, good change, has to come from within. Freedom must be earned by those that would have it, or perish in it's defense.
Regime change and nation building are murder in disguise.
I haven't watched it yet but plan to.
Jan 25, 2021 13:53:42 #
Rose42 wrote:
I haven't watched it yet but plan to.
Thanks for the update. Rose.
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