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Why We Fight
Why We Fight

Why We Fight

It Is Nowhere Written That The American Empire Goes On Forever

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DocumentaryHistory

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

98 mins

Rating

7.5/10

Release Date

20 January 2005

Country

Canada

Cast

Chalmers Johnson

Chalmers Johnson

Self - CIA, 1967-1973

Joseph Cirincione

Joseph Cirincione

Self - Carnegie Endowment for Peace

Gore Vidal

Gore Vidal

Self - Author, "Imperial America"

Charles Lewis

Charles Lewis

Self - Center for Public Integrity

Richard Perle

Richard Perle

Self - Advisor, U.S. Dept. of Defense

William Kristol

William Kristol

Self - Project for the New American Century

John McCain

John McCain

Self - Senator (R/AZ)

Ken Adelman

Ken Adelman

Self

John Ashcroft

John Ashcroft

Self (archive footage)

Osama Bin Laden

Osama Bin Laden

Self (archive footage)

George W. Bush

George W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

George H. W. Bush

George H. W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

Robert Byrd

Robert Byrd

Self (archive footage)

Frank Capra

Frank Capra

Self (archive footage)

Dick Cheney

Dick Cheney

Self (archive footage)

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