Why We Fight

Why We Fight

2005 · 98 min · EN · PG-13 · 7.5 (111 votes)
Dir. Eugene Jarecki · Starring Chalmers Johnson, Joseph Cirincione, Gore Vidal, Charles Lewis, Richard Perle, William Kristol · Music Robert Miller

It Is Nowhere Written That The American Empire Goes On Forever

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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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This documentary feels like a stark, urgent interrogation of America's military-industrial complex. It's a sobering, thought-provoking examination of how war shapes policy and national identity, leaving you questioning the true cost of conflict.

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