- Release Date: 2005
- Runtime: 99 min
- Genre: Documentary, History
- Starring: Ken Adelman, John Ashcroft, Osama Bin Laden, George Bush ... see all
- Director: Eugene Jarecki
- Plot: He may have been the ultimate icon of 1950s conformity and postwar complacency, but Dwight D. Eisenhower was an iconoclast, visionary, and the Cassandra of the New World Order. Upon... Read more
User Reviews
military industrial complex
Jun 30, 2008
eduncw - yahoo.com
Jun 30, 2008eduncw - yahoo.com
This movie has enlighteded a pro military republican. Extremely interesting and I believe a must watch for educating the general public.... Full review
Better logic than Farenheit 9/11, but less emotion
Dec 20, 2007
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Dec 20, 2007artizek - yahoo.com
"Why We Fight" doesn't have the dramatic impact of Farenheit 9/11 but it does follow many of the same themes without Moore's sketchy logic, probably because it deals more with the economics of war than the more human elements. While the... Full review
Must see
Dec 14, 2007
soksopbai - yahoo.com
Dec 14, 2007soksopbai - yahoo.com
More professionally done than Fahrenheit 911. The film expresses its case expertly, with good footage and wry juxtapositions between comments by military personnel, shots of Halliburton and Dick Cheney, and pictures of dead Iraqi civilians. I encourage all middle-class Republicans to... Full review
Every American should see it.- helps us understand
Jul 19, 2007
vissas - yahoo.com
Jul 19, 2007vissas - yahoo.com
Prophetic movie that helps to explain why we have had so many wars and how we don't really know why. I would not say this is a liberal movie, but one that takes on the subject of a speech left by... Full review
Disappointing
Jul 19, 2007
teaindc - yahoo.com
Jul 19, 2007teaindc - yahoo.com
Great trailer - but the movie just didn't follow up on what it promised. In the end, the basic thesis and the best arguments in its support were made in the trailer. The movie offers no new arguments. War is business... Full review
Better than F 9/11
Jul 19, 2007
col_klnk - yahoo.com
Jul 19, 2007col_klnk - yahoo.com
As a veteran, I found this movie to be very engaging and enlightening. This movie was much better than Moore's F 9/11. It avoided many of Moore's dramatic tendancies that obscured what he was trying to say. The filmakers in "Why... Full review
The Truthiness
Jul 19, 2007
cheeisnow - yahoo.com
Jul 19, 2007cheeisnow - yahoo.com
I was very impressed with this movie. It had wonderful use of facts and how they relate to our current government at work. It touched on many fact that I have personally looked up, whether it be on the Project for... Full review
A must see
Jul 19, 2007
dukebunge - yahoo.com
Jul 19, 2007dukebunge - yahoo.com
To understand what is going on in our federal government see this movie. Every American shoud see why Washington does what it does. President Eiserhower predicted all of that is happening now in the 1950's. A gripping and enlightening "must see"... Full review
the most important movie of the year
Jul 19, 2007
ejbmonkey - yahoo.com
Jul 19, 2007ejbmonkey - yahoo.com
go and see this movie ... NOW! And just try to continue on with your head in the sand, blissfully unaware or resided to the lies, hyprocrisy and corruption that is Dick Cheney's America. Your no foam soy latte has never... Full review
If you care about the U.S.-See this movie
Jul 19, 2007
gerryc123 - yahoo.com
Jul 19, 2007gerryc123 - yahoo.com
This superb film answers the question of how the U.S. has become controlled by the corrupt interests of the Military-Industrial complex President Eisenhower warned against. It's a must-see for anyone concerned with the survival of our nation as a democracy. Even... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Sep 16, 2008Movies.com
Not that it's a funny movie or anything.
Meanwhile, Sen. John McCain is shown on camera doing that trick where he talks out of both sides of his mouth and then smiles happily when his interview is interrupted to take Cheney's call.
... Full Review
| Jun 27, 2006DVD Talk
Eugene Jarecki's rational and convincing advocative documentary Why We Fight returns to Eisenhower's address and tells us that the Eisenhower's feared militarized nation has come to pass.
Why We Fight has some effective and persuasive material that either 'brings the issue home' or 'propagandizes', depending on one's point of view.
... Full Review
| Jun 15, 2006DVD MovieGuide
While this makes the flick more believable and realistic, it also highlights a problem with Fight : a lack of much new to say.
Given the film's focus, I expected little from the Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack of Why We Fight but instead found it to provide a surprisingly involving effort.
... Full Review
| Jun 15, 2006DVD MovieGuide
Unfortunately, the rest of Why We Fight sticks with fairly biased viewpoints.
This is all well and good, but I cant say that it tells us anything new.
... Full Review
| Apr 02, 2006CultureCartel.com
The biggest laugh in Eugene Jarecki's documentary Why We Fight....the filmmaker for his liberal "propaganda....the documentary is as blatantly.... ... Full Review
News
Movie Review: "Why We Fight"
associatedcontent.com –
2009-10-16
Why We Fight," a documentary by filmmaker Eugene Jarecki, examines in great detail the military-industrial complex and why as a nation, the United States has become dependent on maintaining a steady diet of war. ... Full Article
Band of Brothers: Revisiting "Why We Fight"
nj.com –
2009-06-29
America Betrayed
popmatters.com –
2008-10-02
"If an unsafe building falls down, you know, you wouldn't blame the people inside it and you wouldn't blame the first responders if they were a little slow getting to the scene. ... Full Article
Our Fascination with War, Inspired by Eugene Jackeri's Film, Why We Fight
associatedcontent.com –
2008-09-20
In the Eugene Jackeri film, Why We Fight, military historian Gwynne Dyer says the invasion of Iraq was about "repositioning the U.S. as the country that must be obeyed." I agree with this statement and believe that it reveals much... ... Full Article
What 2 Watch: Weekend Edition: 6/2 - 6/4/07
ign.com –
2007-06-01
Office Space -- 8:00pm ET/PT on E!.Ron Livingston stars in this sly satire of corporate policy.Written and directed by Mike Judge (King of the Hill). ... Full Article
Movies
villagevoice.com –
2007-01-23
Even by the lacerating standards of recent Sundance docs Why We Fight and Iraq in Fragments , the nonfiction at this year's fest felt, well, real-alarmingly so. ... Full Article



