misses the real point entirely This film, although kind of worth seeing for its depiction of the mess that is post invasion Iraq, puts a lot of emphasis on the 'incompetence' of the Bush camp, and all of their 'mistakes' in post invasion Iraq. It doesn't call into question the crime of going to war in the first place but seems to in some way excuse this by ignoring it and pursuing a 'What went wrong' line in analysing the post invasion. This film talks a lot of the lack of military experience of Cheney, Rumsfeld, Bush et al. The idea... more info
the best doc you'll see on the war in Iraq This is brilliant. Watching this, there are times where your jaw is pretty much on the floor in shock at the level of incompetence of this American administration. I think the genius of it is that it body swerves the debate about whether it was right to go into Iraq, instead concentrating on how the war could have been won. The sheer amount of mistakes is mind boggling, as is the overall lack of planning and communication. Some of the footage is also extremely powerful. One of the scenes that disturbed... more info
what a quagmire Fight the urge to zone out when confronted with all the facts & figures. Concentrate instead on the undeniable mess the Bush Administration has created. When you're not doing that listen to the voices of the administration, Iraqi citizens, press and military that were & are still there. And if you're not moved by the closing line of the film when a very intelligent, well spoken marine asks the question "Is this the best America can do?"... then you must not have been paying attention.
... This was was of the most disturbing things i've ever watched. I definately recommend it to everybody. I apologise for the brief nature of this review but i'm still a little lost for words as i've just finished watching it on TV.