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Why We Fight (2005) 7.9
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7.9/10 from 7,765 users
Metascore: 68/100
Reviews: 98 user | 142 critic | 32 from Metacritic.com 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. Director:Eugene JareckiWriter:Eugene Jarecki |
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He may have been the ultimate icon of 1950s conformity and postwar complacency, but Dwight D. Eisenhower was an iconoclast, visionary, and the Cassandra of the New World Order. Upon departing his presidency, Eisenhower issued a stern, cogent warning about the burgeoning "military industrial complex," foretelling with ominous clarity the state of the world in 2004 with its incestuous entanglement of political, corporate, and Defense Department interests. Written by Ørnås
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american foreign policy | military industrial complex | propaganda | anti propaganda | superpower |Taglines:
It is nowhere written that the American empire goes on forever.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for disturbing war images and brief language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
January 2005 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend:
$53,571 (USA) (20 January 2006)Gross:
$1,436,279 (USA) (12 May 2006)Company Credits
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Karen Kwiatkowski: I have two sons and I will allow none of my children to serve in the United States Military. If you join the military now you are not defending the United States of America, you are helping certain policy makers pursue an imperial agenda.See more »
Even if you don't agree with the sentiment of the movie, you have to admit that this is directed with great energy and pace. While Michael Moore touches the surface of it and Kevin Costner's JFK hinted at it, this documentary drives home the message (through facts) that it is the military-industrial-congress-think tanks complex that is driving not only US foreign policy, but a large part of the economy. One of the most memorable moments I got from this documentary was Richead Perle's conclusion that no-one should expect this situation to change - this is how things are, and they're not going back. Overall it is the most complete picture of US Foreign Policy I have seen.