Why we fight, a film on the military industrial complex and it’s buildup to the Iraq war (previously).
It’s really stunning to see things lain out at my feet. I can’t say I didn’t already know about the things detailed in the film, but it’s scary to see what’s been happening all at once through the course of a film. I can’t say much as to the balance of the editing, but Bill Kristol and Richard Perle made counterpoint to any liburlz that would have been included.
The most striking fact was that of 50 attacks on leadership in the first 6 months of the Iraq war, none found leadership. And in fact 42 of them killed civilians. The opening bombings killed no soldiers, only civilians.
The soundtrack needs work. I don’t think that either Ben Lee or Belle and Sebastian songs have a place in a documentary on such a subject.
And it’s up on google video, so watch away.