Why We Fight

USA 2005, 98 minutes
Dir. Eugene Jarecki
Rating: [Exempt]
Genres: Documentary / War, History

Aroview: Matching THE FOG OF WAR in terms of impact and cogency, this Sundance-winning doco investigates the long history of American involvement in overseas conflicts, citing the morally questionable connection between warfare and capitalism.

Basing its thesis on a prescient speech made by outgoing President Dwight Eisenhower about what he coined the "military-industrial complex", Jarecki's film provides a convincing overview of how American democracy has since been hi-jacked by the gargantuan military industry and mindset, and how the lessons of history have largely gone unheeded. Essential contemporary viewing.

Among the commentators; John McCain, Susan Eisenhower, Richard Perle, Gore Vidal.

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4 stars (Very Good) BBC/ARTE. Unfortunately still very relevant. Covers the entire period from Eisenhower (1961) to Iraq II 2001 (40 years). A calm weighing of all points - USA is an aggressor state. Vidal wittily sums up the "United States of Amnesia". ~Sandy
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5 stars (Exceptional) An outstanding assemblage of stories and images to answer the question. "I guarantee when war becomes that profitable you're gonna see more war". Meanwhile, in Ukraine another business opportunity opens up . . . ~Shorty