Why We Fight (2005)

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It Is Nowhere Written That The American Empire Goes On Forever

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.

• Released: 2005-01-20
• Genres: Documentary, History
• Runtime: 1h 38m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 125 votes

Directed by Eugene Jarecki.

Top cast

• Chalmers Johnson as Self - CIA, 1967-1973
• Joseph Cirincione as Self - Carnegie Endowment for Peace
• Gore Vidal as Self - Author, "Imperial America"
• Charles Lewis as Self - Center for Public Integrity
• Richard Perle as Self - Advisor, U.S. Dept. of Defense
• William Kristol as Self - Project for the New American Century
• John McCain as Self - Senator (R/AZ)
• Ken Adelman as Self
• John Ashcroft as Self (archive footage)
• Osama bin Laden as Self (archive footage)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Why We Fight

• United States: stream on Artiflix; watch free on The Roku Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Artiflix; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• India: stream on Artiflix
• Canada: stream on Artiflix; buy on Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Artiflix

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