2008

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Inspired by Dwight Eisenhower's legendary farewell speech (in which he coined the phrase 'military industrial complex'), filmmaker Jarecki surveys the scorched landscape of a half-century's military adventures, asking how and telling why a nation of, by, and for the people has become the savings-and-loan of a system whose survival depends on a state of constant war.

"Why We Fight" moves beyond the headlines of various American military operations to the deeper questions of,

• Why, why does America fight?

• What are the forces - political, economic, and ideological - that drive them to fight against an ever-changing enemy?
   

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When people discuss the sinister reasons for the Iraq war oil is usually mentioned. But it seems that one huge potential reason is overlooked.

 

Wars use expensive weapons and arms.

• Corporations gain from the sale of these weapons through increased revenues, profits and stock prices.

• Military companies support politicians that are expected to keep their interests in mind.

• And the bill for these weapons comes directly from the government to U.S. taxpayers.

This is not a far-fetched conspiracy but simply the natural evolution of business when checks and balances are not in place.

 

This film investigates the history of 'The Military Industrial Complex'...

 

 

 

 

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