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The Fog of War

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July 7th, 2009

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Winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary

It is the story of America as seen through the eyes of the former Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara. One of the most controversial and influential figures in world politics, he takes us on an insider’s view of the seminal events of the 20th Century. Why was this past Century the most destructive and deadly in all of human history? Are we doomed to repeat our mistakes? Are we free to make choices, or are we at the mercy of inexorable historical forces and ideologies?

From the firebombing of 100,000 Japanese civilians in Tokyo in 1945 to the brink of nuclear catastrophe during the Cuban missile crisis to the devastating effects of the Vietnam War, The Fog of War examines the psychology and reasoning of the government decision-makers who send men to war. How were decisions made and for what reason? What can we learn from these historical events?

As American forces occupy Iraq and the possibility of additional military conflict looms large, The Fog of War is essential viewing for anyone who wants to understand how the American government justifies the use of military force. Combining extraordinary archival footage, recreations, newly declassified White House recordings, and an original score by the Oscar nominated composer, Philip Glass, the film is a disquieting and powerful essay on war, rationality, and human nature.

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http://erictoupin.com Eric Toupin
Illuminating exploration of the tragedy of war and the very human, biased and flawed situational comprehensions that continually lead nations to it.
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Human Being
So war is a a part of human nature?! Get the fuck out of here!! War is a by-product of scarcity. That is the foundation that all other excuses can build upon. The guy has no background in SoD affairs, but Kennedy wants him in that position or another one he is not qualified for.
I feel we are all great individuals that if put in the right or wrong situation will do some extraordinary or terrible things. In looking at the culture or the cold war and the progression to the 1st Iraqi war we should, as a human race, really start to look at eradicating war for the face of the earth. Science has brought us so wonderful things, but along with these advancements we have the current ability to destroy this planet at the least 5x over. As pointed out in this film that’s a mistake you can’t come back from. So I urge you to take in lots of information and reject the idea that some non-existent entity (god or whoever) cares cares about what you do day to day. An intelligent all powerful, all knowing god can’t be these things when nuclear war threatens the lives of children not born and people who have no idea what a nuclear warhead can do. Only we can ‘save’ ourselves.
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Rocky Racoon
Our economy for the first time in human history suffer’s from crisis of over production in capitalism-absurd isn’ t it. The money we GAVE to the banker’s could have put a man on Mars 5 times over-that is how much wealth there actually is in the world. What we spend in a year on the military and war is beyond most people’s comprehension-that is how great our ability to produce actually is. In today’s world scarcity is a myth-we fight over control of the surplus-in fact ever since we have been able to produce a surplus we have had war foisted upon us by those who control said surplus-that is why we need to democractize economics. And dont’ worry-you will have a healthier more productive life as a result. The more egalitarian a society the healthier it is. The USA and the West is digging it’s own grave with the political economy of capitalism. It is far past time to rid humanity of this revolutionary and destructive mode of production.
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Don Clifford
McNamara is delusional. this interview comes across as a man in denial of the facts of his own behaviours and their ultimately negative and barbaric consequences. He sounds like a politician and puts a twist on almost everything he discusses. Everything is too “complex” for Joe Soap to comprehend. No it isn’t too complex Robert, it’s simply American attempts to dominate every strata of mankind from what others on this soon to be destroyed planet should think to what we should eat. Total obedience to lunatics and sociopaths. He is part of that killing machine that is the good ole US empire whether he cares to admit it or not.
Look where all this clinical thinking has got his nation as a whole, a progression of more and more fucked up leaderships to the sheep that constitute the general population of the most profoundly evil country on the planet. The likes of McNamara and Co. have lead to the creation of something akin to a police state which uses double speak to such an extent that a piece of law called the Patriot Act can be installed and have the complete opposite meaning to its title. What a horrible place America is, I am so glad I don’t live there.
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Carrie
“American attempts to dominate every strata of mankind ..”
Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.
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http://www.facebook.com/people/Friar-Doughnut/1222735670 Friar Doughnut
I’m glad you dont live here either. You’re not welcome, so fuck off.
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Anonymous
Typical
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Anonymous
Typical
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Don Clifford
McNamara is delusional. this interview comes across as a man in denial of the facts of his own behaviours and their ultimately negative and barbaric consequences. He sounds like a politician and puts a twist on almost everything he discusses. Everything is too “complex” for Joe Soap to comprehend. No it isn’t too complex Robert, it’s simply American attempts to dominate every strata of mankind from what others on this soon to be destroyed planet should think to what we should eat. Total obedience to lunatics and sociopaths. He is part of that killing machine that is the good ole US empire whether he cares to admit it or not.
Look where all this clinical thinking has got his nation as a whole, a progression of more and more fucked up leaderships to the sheep that constitute the general population of the most profoundly evil country on the planet. The likes of McNamara and Co. have lead to the creation of something akin to a police state which uses double speak to such an extent that a piece of law called the Patriot Act can be installed and have the complete opposite meaning to its title. What a horrible place America is, I am so glad I don’t live there.
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Malcolm McLean
By coincidence had just finished watching the ‘Nuremberg Trials’.
McNamara, LeMay, Ford and Westmorland would all have been declared war criminals, found guilty, and hanged.
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