I just finished watching a recent BBC documentary on the Iraq war entitled "Why we fight" (click to see on Google Video). It is an hour and half of interviews of many people, from generals to pundits, from senators to soldiers.
This is totally worth watching.
I think my perspective has changed since I had a son 6 months ago. I feel the world is not moving into a good direction.
This is not an anti-war documentary, but it clearly end up looking like that just because it shows the real side of war. The interesting part is that it removes a lot of the blame for the war on Iraq from Bush. The way it presents this war, Bush is just a puppet, or a consequence, of a policy that started at the end WWII.
I wish we didn't have wars, but, if we are going to have one, it should be for a just cause. A cause that is unquestionably a core value in any society. Spreading democracy is not a just cause. Spreading capitalism is not a just cause.
Here is a hint for the next war: The Yanomami tribe in Brazil. They are clearly not a democratic or capitalist society for hundreds of years.
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" (click to see on Google Video). It is an hour and half of interviews of many people, from generals to pundits, from senators to soldiers.
January, 2008