Why We Fight
It Is Nowhere Written That The American Empire Goes On Forever
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
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
John Ashcroft
Self (archive footage)
Osama bin Laden
Self (archive footage)
George W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
George H. W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
Robert Byrd
Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra
Self (archive footage)
Dick Cheney
Self (archive footage)
Videos
Storyline
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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