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Why We Fight(2005)
Status: Released
Date: 2005-01-20
75%
123 Votes
Time: 1h 38m
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.
Languages: German, English, Arabic.
Countries:
Canada,
Denmark,
France,
United Kingdom,
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Charlotte Street Films
Movie: Why We Fight
Top 10 Billed Cast
Gore Vidal
Self - Author, "Imperial America"
Richard Perle
Self - Advisor, U.S. Dept. of Defense
William Kristol
Self - Project for the New American Century
John McCain
Self - Senator (R/AZ)
John Ashcroft
Self (archive footage)
Osama bin Laden
Self (archive footage)
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