Why We Fight

Eugene Jarecki
2005-01-20

It Is Nowhere Written That The American Empire Goes On Forever
7.5
98 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Chalmers Johnson Self - CIA, 1967-1973 Unowned
Joseph Cirincione Self - Carnegie Endowment for Peace Unowned
Gore Vidal Self - Author, "Imperial America" Unowned
Charles Lewis Self - Center for Public Integrity Unowned
Richard Perle Self - Advisor, U.S. Dept. of Defense Unowned
William Kristol Self - Project for the New American Century Unowned
John McCain Self - Senator (R/AZ) Unowned
Ken Adelman Self Unowned
John Ashcroft Self (archive footage) Unowned
Osama Bin Laden Self (archive footage) Unowned
George W. Bush Self (archive footage) Unowned
George H. W. Bush Self (archive footage) Unowned
Robert Byrd Self (archive footage) Unowned
Frank Capra Self (archive footage) Unowned
Dick Cheney Self (archive footage) Unowned