2005
7.5 (116 votes)
1h 38m
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Genres
Documentary
History
Production Companies
Charlotte Street Films
Why We Fight
It Is Nowhere Written That The American Empire Goes On Forever
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Producer: Alessandra Meyer, Susannah Shipman, Eugene Jarecki, Prudence Arndt
Director: Eugene Jarecki
Writer: Eugene Jarecki
Director of Photography: Étienne Sauret, May Ying Welsh, Brett Wiley
Top Cast
Chalmers Johnson
Self - CIA, 1967-1973
Joseph Cirincione
Self - Carnegie Endowment for Peace
Gore Vidal
Self - Author, "Imperial America"
Charles Lewis
Self - Center for Public Integrity
Richard Perle
Self - Advisor, U.S. Dept. of Defense
William Kristol
Self - Project for the New American Century
John McCain
Self - Senator (R/AZ)
Ken Adelman
Self
Videos
Why We Fight trailer
