Why We Fight (2005)

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Why we Fight is an unflinching look at the anatomy of the American war machine, weaving unforgettable personal stories and with commentary by a who's who of military and beltway insiders. Featuring John McCain, William Kristol, Chalmers Johnson, Richard Perle, Gore Vidal, and others. Why we Fight launches a bipartisan inquiry into the workings of the military industrial complex and the rise of the American Empire.

Inspired by Dwight Eisenhower's legendary farewell speech (in which he coined the phrase “military industrial complex”) filmaker Jarecki (also did “Trials of Henry Kissinger”) surveys the scorched landscape of a half-century's military adventures, asking how -- and tellling why -- a nation of, by, and for the people has become the savings-and-loan of a system whose survival depends on a state of constant war.

The film moves beyond the headlines of various American military operations to the deeper questions of why -- why does America fight? What are the forces -- political, economic, ideological -- that drive us to fight against an ever-changing enemy?

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Categories: Documentary / History

Channels: Documentaries

Tags: united america afghanistan peace states iraq 911 war bbc military

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