Why We Fight
2005 · Movie · PG-13 · 98 min · ★ 7.5 · 73% critics
Is American foreign policy dominated by the idea of military supremacy? Has the military become too important in American life? Jarecki's shrewd and intelligent polemic would seem to give an affirmative answer to each of these questions.
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Details
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2005-01-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Critic score
- 73/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (123 votes)
Themes
- vietnam veteran
- war veteran
- war crimes
- prisoner of war
- assault
- gas attack
- war on freedom
- invasion
- based on true story
- war victim
- iraq war veteran
- bombing
- +1 more
Awards & recognition
- Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize — Best Documentary · 2005
Cast & crew
- CJ
Chalmers Johnson
as Self - CIA, 1967-1973
- JC
Joseph Cirincione
as Self - Carnegie Endowment for Peace
Gore Vidal
as Self - Author, "Imperial America"
- CL
Charles Lewis
as Self - Center for Public Integrity
Richard Perle
as Self - Advisor, U.S. Dept. of Defense
William Kristol
as Self - Project for the New American Century
John McCain
as Self - Senator (R/AZ)
- KA
Ken Adelman
as Self
John Ashcroft
as Self (archive footage)
Osama bin Laden
as Self (archive footage)
Directed by Eugene Jarecki