Moore seems to say that W started the war in Iraq to distract us from the real culprits: his dad's friends, the Saudis. He also seems to say that Saudi influence in the US stems from alliances between the Bush family and Saudi leaders. Wrong on both counts. The war can be blamed on another W: Wolfowitz and his neocon clique. They've been pushing it for ten years. They wanted it to establish a "democratic" Middle East, and W is in sympathy with their dangerous and nonsensical schemes. For all of them, 9/11 was a convenient excuse to implement their agenda. Also,the Bush family is not the only US elite in bed with the Saudis--that connection with our leaders is much longer and deeper. And as for them being corporate whores--90% of our politicians are corporate whores, including Kerry and Clinton! The Bushes are just among the better paid. My complaint is that Moore's indictment doesn't have enough perpetrators listed--but a film like that would have taken twice as much time.
That said, however, the second part of the film--the antiwar part--is devastatingly on target. An elite planned and profits from the war, Bush and the media lie to us about it, young and poor Americans die in it, and Iraqi civilians are murdered in its flames. This is not an original message about war--but Moore does a powerful and unforgettable job of presenting it. So notwithstanding inaccuracies and distortions, I hope everyone sees this film. Not just because it does irreparable harm to Bush's reelection campaign (too bad, Bushies), but because many thoughtful people will see how they've been fooled--and in that regard, the ending is perfect.
That said, however, the second part of the film--the antiwar part--is devastatingly on target. An elite planned and profits from the war, Bush and the media lie to us about it, young and poor Americans die in it, and Iraqi civilians are murdered in its flames. This is not an original message about war--but Moore does a powerful and unforgettable job of presenting it. So notwithstanding inaccuracies and distortions, I hope everyone sees this film. Not just because it does irreparable harm to Bush's reelection campaign (too bad, Bushies), but because many thoughtful people will see how they've been fooled--and in that regard, the ending is perfect.
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