Extremely timely and urgently relevant.
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06/24/06
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Why We Fight (2006)
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Reviews Counted: 106
Fresh: 84
Rotten:22
Average Rating: 7/10
Consensus: A provocative and timely film that explores the military/industrial complex and the motivating forces that lead us to war.
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
Synopsis: Released as the American military continues to make its presence felt in Iraq and across the globe, Eugene Jarecki's (THE TRIALS OF HENRY KISSINGER) WHY WE FIGHT asks some pertinent questions about the economic necessities of war.... [More]
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While this misleading doc lauds neo-conquistador Eisenhower for coining and anticipating the military industrial complex, let's not forget how he propagated something else - the CIA extra-legal tactic of target assassinations.
09/29/07
U.S. imperialism exposed as a categorical imperative by this damning documentary about the Military Industrial Complex.
03/31/07
Ultimately, Why We Fight reveals itself as yet another leftie doc with an anti-war agenda. But the mere fact that it takes time to ask questions and listen to opposing viewpoints sets it apart from the pack.
11/27/06
A film that stands out for its passion, ambition and clarion-call sincerity, even amid the contemporary onslaught of political documentaries.
10/07/06
Yes, the deck is stacked, but the converts that Jarecki presents are pretty convincing.
07/04/06
The film's strength is that it isn't hesitant to name names on either end of the political spectrum
05/24/06
Is he preaching to the choir? Yes, but they’ll find it beautiful music.
05/12/06
When Jarecki segues into what could be called "Why We're Fighting" -- in Iraq, that is -- his film loses much of its focus and its power.
04/21/06
Entertaining, informative and thought provoking "Why We Fight" clearly exposes the enemy within. Don't miss it.
04/06/06
While Why We Fight comes across as strongly researched and well reasoned, it can be a slog through information that has been in the public sphere for some time.
04/05/06
Jarecki reminds us that there is no reason to believe that U.S. supremacy is destined to last forever
04/02/06
You might think that any explanation of so human an undertaking as war would give a nod to folly, ignorance and misguided idealism. You won't find any of that here.
04/02/06
The fact is, Jon Stewart on The Daily Show uncovers this same hypocrisy every night, and does it in two minutes with irony and humor, while Why We Fight attempts it with outrage and scolding.
03/30/06
Yet another well-intentioned documentary that will preach to the choir but no one else.
03/22/06
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(Docu) Eugene Jarecki's WHY WE FIGHT opens on Friday, January 20, 2006 in NY and LA!
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(Docu) Eugene Jarecki's WHY WE FIGHT opens on Friday, January 20, 2006 in NY and LA!
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(Docu) Eugene Jarecki's WHY WE FIGHT opens on Friday, January 20, 2006 in NY and LA!
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(Docu) Eugene Jarecki's WHY WE FIGHT opens on Friday, January 20, 2006 in NY and LA!
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