Why We Fight [Blu-ray]

Why We Fight [Blu-ray]

Eugene Jarecki
Why We Fight [Blu-ray]

Why We Fight [Blu-ray]

Eugene Jarecki

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Overview

In 1961, as Dwight D. Eisenhower gave his final address to the nation before leaving the office of President of the United States, he warned that America "must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence...by the military-industrial complex." Nearly 45 years later, as the United States finds itself waging a war in Iraq for reasons that seem increasingly unclear with the passage of time, Eisenhower's statement becomes all the more pertinent, and the question becomes more apt: has the machinery the United States established to wage war helped prevent conflict, or has it done more to inspire it? Documentary filmmaker Eugene Jarecki offers an in-depth look at how the United States has readied itself for battle, and why and how the nation goes to war in the film Why We Fight. Named for Frank Capra's famed series of Defense Department films (which explained the motives behind America's entry into World War II), Why We Fight features interviews with foot soldiers, Army recruits, Pentagon personnel, decorated veterans, members of Congress, national security advisors, top military strategists, and many more as they talks about the core philosophies of American military strategy and how they have changed since the end of the Second World War. Why We Fight received the Grand Jury Prize at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival.

Product Details

Release Date: 05/02/2017
UPC: 0043396505193
Original Release: 2004
Language: English
Time: 1:38:00
Sales rank: 39,002

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Robert Miller Composer

Technical Credits
Eugene Jarecki Producer,Screenwriter
Susannah Shipman Producer
Hans Eisenhauer Executive Producer
Nick Fraser Executive Producer
Roy Ackerman Executive Producer
Peter Miller Sound/Sound Designer
Paul Rusnak Sound/Sound Designer
Brian Buckley Sound/Sound Designer
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