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Ah, here I am at the end of another supposed semi-"vacation," which was relatively okay. Some fun was had, and some sleep was caught up on. Some exercising was done, and reading was enjoyed. Now it's back to work and looking ahead to one of my favorite seasons! Time grows short as I must decide on a new set of wheels, fall travels, and lamenting why we're barely to mid-September and retail stores are already stocking well up for Christmas! To the movie review -- indeed many documentaries have been spurred by the Iraq war. We've had Fahrenheit 9/11 (merely mocking the Bush regime's approach to the aftermath), Control Room (the Arabic news outlet Al Jeezera's view of the invasion), Gunner's Palace (American troops' POV of the invasion), Why We Fight (war profiteering) and myriad of other films of much darker, conspiratorial shape. It's no wonder that the new documentary, No End in Sight, has White House insiders spooked, according to reviewers and political observers. The two-hour film, which has gone unnoticed in mainstream commercial circles but highly regarded by critics and award panels, is perhaps the most straight-forward, powerful, sobering examination of how the imagined conquest of Iraq has gone so horribly awry. Filmmakers interviewed people who were in the know, who were part of the decision-making process on the ground as the Bush regime "planned" (for a lack of a better term) the invasion and following occupation. Which, of course, is key now because -- as these insiders explain -- there was little if any adequate planning militarily for the initial invasion or for postwar Iraq. There was little if any communication between essential figures in different organizations. There was ignoring military professional advice by neo-conservative power-brokers who wanted an easy, cheap invasion on the fly. There was little sensitive, professional regard and understanding for the culture and history of the region by the same inner circle (Cheney, Rice, Wolfowitz, Rumsfeld, etc.). And perhaps most disastrously of all, an idiotic decision to disband Iraq's military by the civilian governing authority (led by a Bush campaign contributor who really had no clue what he was doing, but only symptomatic of the entire administration). That decision effectively, primarily led to what we see now -- insurgency, civil war, whatever you want to call it. It's chaos for all involved. It's depressing and frustrating to see exactly how actions taken can spiral, unknowingly, into further disaster. It's the insiders' ball game revealed for the world to see. Might you feel bitter after seeing No End in Sight? Most likely. Just feel free to direct that anger at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. But you'll be better educated about one of the most polarizing issues of our generation.
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