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Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry (2004)
Must-see -- hurry, before it's gone!
Before I went to the theater to see this movie, I felt that there really wasn't much difference between Bush and Kerry. Two hours later, as the lights went up and I found myself wiping tears off my face, I felt ashamed to have ever thought there was any similarity between the two. As a Baby Boomer I remember the Vietnam era all too well; this film brought it back home in the sharpest possible way. Those who are too young to remember that war would benefit immensely from seeing this documentary -- before the current "conflict" in Iraq drags on for years, the draft is reinstated, and thousands more young Americans are sent to their deaths to do the bidding of egotistical chickenhawks. Kerry's courage and compassion put the lie to the unspeakable "Swift Boat" ads. What is most disturbing, and most urgent, is how "Going Upriver" forces us to the stark, unavoidable realization that here we are again, mired in senseless devastation and waste of life, this time in Iraq. When will we ever learn?