Why We Fight
Why We Fight is the provocative new documentary from acclaimed filmmaker Eugene Jarecki (The Trials of Henry Kissinger) and winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. Named after the series of short films by legendary director Frank Capra that explored America?s reasons for entering World War II, Why We Fight surveys a half-century of military conflicts, asking how ? and answering why ? a nation of, by and for the people has become the savings-and-loan of a government system whose survival depends on an Orwellian state of constant war. The Why We Fight DVD features interviews and observations by a "who?s who" of military and Washington insiders including Senator John McCain, Gore Vidal, and Dan Rather. Beginning with President Dwight D. Eisenhower?s prescient 1961 speech warning of the rise of the "military industrial complex," Why We Fight moves far beyond the headlines of various American military operations to the deeper questions of why America seemingly is always at war. What are the forces ? political, economic, and ideological ? that drive us to clash against an ever-changing enemy? Just why does America fight? Unforgettable, powerful and at times disturbing, Why We Fight on DVD will challenge viewers long after the last fade-out.
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Recent Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Feb-13-2009
- The military industrial complex has three legs, the third one is Congress
What I most like in this documentary is that it gives an inside look into the military industrial complex. You see how weapon systems are first being proposed, and also how Lockheed celebrates the winning of a bid. But you also see how...
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- 2/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-31-2009
- A thought provoking cautionary that attempts but ultimately fails to convincingly explain "why we fight"
A thought provoking cautionary that attempts but ultimately fails to convincingly explain why America has gone to war several times since the end of World War II. To its credit, it informs the viewer about the burgeoning business of war,...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-26-2009
- If the price of liberty is eternal vigilance, we have been anything but vigilant.
Chalmers Johnson in the movie says, "If the price of liberty is eternal vigilance, we have been anything but vigilant." I think this movie can be the first step in an awaking. The only way we can have a true democracy, is an informed...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Dec-17-2008
- Military, Industrial Complex
If you have questions on the complexity of war...It is beyond right and wrong, politictics of the day or popular opinion. Watch this documentary and make your own decision, after all it is our belife in the principles of OUR...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Feb-13-2009
- The military industrial complex has three legs, the third one is Congress
What I most like in this documentary is that it gives an inside look into the military industrial complex. You see how weapon systems are first being proposed, and also how Lockheed celebrates the winning of a bid. But you also see how...
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Feb-10-2008
- A understandable primer regarding how America's war policy is really made.
A concise, comprehendible and mostly factual encapsulation of the nepotistic relationship between the defense industry, government and the think-tank and intelligence communities. Beginning with Eisenhower's 1961 Presidential Farewell...
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- 2/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-31-2009
- A thought provoking cautionary that attempts but ultimately fails to convincingly explain "why we fight"
A thought provoking cautionary that attempts but ultimately fails to convincingly explain why America has gone to war several times since the end of World War II. To its credit, it informs the viewer about the burgeoning business of war,...
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