Every so often you get the chance to see something that completely changes the way you view a situation. I had one of those moments while watching the Iraq War documentary "No End In Sight." This is a movie that recounts much of what has gone wrong in Iraq by talking to the people who were a part of it and the people who tried to make a difference. Those of of you who know my thoughts on the Iraq war know I am not particularly left-leaning on this issue. I also always tend to be very suspicious of documentaries because I think in many cases they takes quotes and actions out of context to make them fit the movie's own very specific agenda. This movie really makes an effort to be fair and to just show the facts while letting the viewer decide. If even half of what is shown in this movie is true it would be enough to stun just about anyone.
This documentary recounts events in the Iraq war from the beginning up to the present by interviewing the people who were actually there and involved in the decision making process. After watching the movie it is clear that basically everyone who disagreed with the highest levels of executive leadership was ignored including members of the military and the state department. I really don't want to summarize too much of the movie for fear of distorting its message. Rather, I just want to make an appeal for everyone to watch it!
If you found Sicko interesting then "No End in Sight" will rock your world. For whatever reason this movie has been pretty much ignored by the media and I think that it is our duty to try and get as many people to watch it as possible. I would strongly recommend that the College Democrats host a showing of this movie as they did for Sicko. After all we are voting for a new President in less than a year the single most important duty of the College Democrats is to help get students educated and interested in the issues facing our country!
This documentary recounts events in the Iraq war from the beginning up to the present by interviewing the people who were actually there and involved in the decision making process. After watching the movie it is clear that basically everyone who disagreed with the highest levels of executive leadership was ignored including members of the military and the state department. I really don't want to summarize too much of the movie for fear of distorting its message. Rather, I just want to make an appeal for everyone to watch it!
If you found Sicko interesting then "No End in Sight" will rock your world. For whatever reason this movie has been pretty much ignored by the media and I think that it is our duty to try and get as many people to watch it as possible. I would strongly recommend that the College Democrats host a showing of this movie as they did for Sicko. After all we are voting for a new President in less than a year the single most important duty of the College Democrats is to help get students educated and interested in the issues facing our country!
4 Comments:
I'm intrigued1 I support a showing
I also heard great reviews. I also heard a movie called "The Ground Truth" about the Iraq war was good.
American Blackout is a powerful one as well. I think we may need to have another CDM movie screening evening!
Or how about a list of Democraty things to do over break... Just wait you will see one from me soon!
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