Why We Fight
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| In theatres: |
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| On DVD: | June 20, 2006 |
| Running time: | 1h 38m | Genre: | Documentary |
Inspired by Dwight Eisenhower’s legendary farewell speech (in which he coined the phrase “military industrial complex”), filmmaker Jarecki surveys the scorched landscape of a half-century’s military adventures, asking how – and telling why – a nation of, by, and for the people has become the savings-and-loan of a system whose survival depends on a state of constant war.
The film moves beyond the headlines of various American military operations to the deeper questions of why – why does America fight? What are the forces – political, economic, ideological – that drives them to fight against an ever-changing enemy?
The film moves beyond the headlines of various American military operations to the deeper questions of why – why does America fight? What are the forces – political, economic, ideological – that drives them to fight against an ever-changing enemy?
| Director: | Eugene Jarecki |
| Studio: | Mongrel Media |
| Producer(s): | Eugene Jarecki, Susannah Shipman |
| Cast: | Wilton Sekzer, William Solomon, Karen Kwiatkowski, Anh Duong |
| Writer(s): | Eugene Jarecki |
| Official Site: | www.sonyclassics.com/whywefight/ |
