Directed by Eugene Jarecki
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.
我们为何而战, 决战的理由, Razões Para a Guerra, De ce luptăm, מדוע אנו נלחמים?, За что мы сражаемся, Why we fight – Die guten Kriege der USA, Razões para a Guerra, 我們為何而戰
USAPG-13 Sundance Film Festival 
Czechia Febio Film Festival 
Canada Toronto International Film Festival 
UK Keswick Film Festival UK Human Rights Watch Film Festival 
France 
Germany Canada Czechia France Germany UK USA 
there's a clip in why we fight of george w bush after he announces the invasion of iraq. the little smirk on his face reminded me of that tumblr post that’s like ‘insane that george w bush can just walk around without the constant fear of someone clawing his eyes out like a baboon.’ like… i know he has secret service detail but still… with a bit of teamwork we could make it happen...
Time’s ripe to revisit this one considering the state of U.S. foreign policy.
Favorite moment was war hero John McCain’s interview being critical of then Vice President Dick Cheney’s ties to the oil and gas corporation, Halliburton. McCain’s articulate and being very candid about the accusations of a conflict of interest – then the interview gets interrupted by an urgent call to McCain from Cheney himself! Bleeding ears!
This doc focuses on the United States military at two distinct moments roughly 50 years apart: the perpetual buildup of armed forces following World War II, and the Iraq War/War on terror following 9/11. How simple self-interest, pissing matches of empires, narrative control, and cold hard cash clash with flimsy…
Why was there a ten second long shot of that guy just absolutely chugging milk
A deeply disturbing documentary looking at some of the reasons why the US goes to war. Freedom for oppressed peoples, and the pursuit of better lives for all has very little to do with it - big business, vested interests and a desire for world dominance seem to be the main reasons. I'm only not giving this 10/10 because I'm not sure how much the film fed my own prejudices, and although I 'like' the film, I hate what it says about those living in the first world.
In these insane times, I'm perversely enjoying these periodic reminders (see also, with my highest recommendation, Soundtrack for a Coup d'Etat) that America's been fucked for a looooooooooooong time.
Saw an article recently that contended the fall of the American empire began the day the US invaded Iraq, a position suggested also by this film, and wondered what a smug faced Bill Kristol (prominently featured as a talking head here) thinks now of reaping what he sowed. Turns out: not a fan!
Anyway, aesthetically neither here nor there, a mix of media montage and interviews, not quite rigorous and not quite abatractly associative, but a largely coherent evisceration of the military-industrial complex and the cavalcade of liars designated with perpetuating it.
white boy realizes that maybe the texas public education system is kinda manipulative regarding the war in iraq.
9/11 was bad 👏👏 9/11👏👏9…11 👏👏
John McCain starts talking about Haliburton and immediately gets a call from Cheney lmao
A really depressing and insightful documentary I watched in my history class pertaining to Americas history of engaging into war and military industrialization
Most of the kids were caught sleeping but I thought it was actually really well made. It made me really think, but didn’t blow my mind with any new ideas about American propaganda I didn’t already know about
Who was fat man named after 😂
It is truly insane anyone thinks America is the good guys.
America is a very horrible country who knew
