Documentary ·History · Canada · 2005 · 1h 38m

Why We Fight

Why We Fight poster
Director
Eugene Jarecki
Cast
Chalmers Johnson as Self - CIA, 1967-1973 Joseph Cirincione as Self - Carnegie Endowment for Peace Gore Vidal as Self - Author, "Imperial America" Charles Lewis as Self - Center for Public Integrity Richard Perle as Self - Advisor, U.S. Dept. of Defense William Kristol as Self - Project for the New American Century
Crew
Étienne Sauret — Director of Photography May Ying Welsh — Director of Photography Brett Wiley — Director of Photography Nancy Kennedy — Editor Robert Miller — Original Music Composer Eugene Jarecki — Writer
Tagline

It Is Nowhere Written That The American Empire Goes On Forever

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Why We Fight — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
vietnam veteranwar veteranwar crimesprisoner of warassaultgas attackwar on freedominvasionbased on true storywar victimiraq war veteranbombing
Key Collaborators
Eugene Jarecki Director Étienne Sauret Director of Photography May Ying Welsh Director of Photography Brett Wiley Director of Photography Nancy Kennedy Editor Robert Miller Original Music Composer Eugene Jarecki Writer Alessandra Meyer Producer Prudence Arndt Producer Susannah Shipman Producer Eugene Jarecki Producer
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