Nadine, or any of the articulate war hawks on the board, I wonder if you'd review Michael Moore's movie from your perspective?
I've seen the movie and I thought he did too much of a Straw Man, "it's all about personal profit," in the first part. I don't agree with that view since I think it's all about what some of the Bush people see as a struggle for survival in view of the power of cheap energy. The first half was, however, very effective in terms of raising questions concerning the real motives of the Bush Administration.
I thought the real power of the movie began in the middle of the movie where the human costs were portrayed. I thought the four most compelling aspects of the second half of the movie were, in order of intensity:
* The Iraqi woman who was asking "where are you god," after attending five family funerals. The depth of her grief and anger were shockingly real. I had no question that if she could have done so, she would have called down total destruction on the entire U.S., and I understood why.
* The American mother who willingly sent her son to Iraq and then lost her son and, belatedly, couldn't stop asking, "why." I wouldn't even watch her face because I felt such empathy and sadness.
* The pictures of the wounded and dead civilians, especially the children.
* The interviews with some of our soldiers which showed their obvious slipping into the "dark side" of war that many men cannot escape. The "burn motherfucker burn" piece was classic.
I truly am curious to see what effect, if any, this footage had on you. |
