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Why We Fight

2005 · Movie · PG-13 · 98 min

7.4(123)unSUB Rating

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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
TMDB rating (input)
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 PrizeBest Documentary · 2005

Cast & crew

  • CJ

    Chalmers Johnson

    as Self - CIA, 1967-1973

  • JC

    Joseph Cirincione

    as Self - Carnegie Endowment for Peace

  • Gore Vidal

    Gore Vidal

    as Self - Author, "Imperial America"

  • CL

    Charles Lewis

    as Self - Center for Public Integrity

  • Richard Perle

    Richard Perle

    as Self - Advisor, U.S. Dept. of Defense

  • William Kristol

    William Kristol

    as Self - Project for the New American Century

  • John McCain

    John McCain

    as Self - Senator (R/AZ)

  • KA

    Ken Adelman

    as Self

  • John Ashcroft

    John Ashcroft

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Osama bin Laden

    Osama bin Laden

    as Self (archive footage)

Directed by Eugene Jarecki