No End in Sight - Iraq War Documentary

**Applesmack** · September 13, 2008, 11:47 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_End_in_Sight

No End in Sight is a documentary film that focuses on the two year period following the invasion of Iraq in March 2003. The film asserts that serious mistakes made by the Bush administration during that time were the cause of ensuing problems in Iraq, such as the rise of the insurgency, looting of Iraq, a lack of security and basic utilities for many Iraqis, sectarian violence and, at one point, the risk of complete civil war.

Its an amazing and academy award winning documentary, receiving an average of 89 out of 100 on Metacritic.

Go see it, here is the trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vINM0CAysc8

Here is the movie(youtube and google version):
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...69183854471645
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZd5X6k3HhM&feature=user

The documentary is about 1 year old but it still is excellent and many people might not have seen it.

**The Cobra** · September 14, 2008, 12:47 AM

Iraq was invaded by the mongols, looted and utterly destroyed...it is so once more, because another mongol invasion had started.

**Applesmack** · September 14, 2008, 12:50 AM

Originally Posted by thecobra007

Iraq was invaded by the mongols, looted and utterly destroyed...it is so once more, because another mongol invasion had started.

What??? You're comparing the US invasion of Iraq to the Mongolian right? im kinda confused

BTW, did you see the documentary? They criticize the laughable mistakes and arragonce of the administration during the invasion, not the invasion itself for the most part. Things such as the US not defending arm depots which were seized by the insurgents, the looting of Iraq, how the US created the insurgency by disbanning the Iraq army, lack of humanatarian supplies and defence for humanatarians, etc.

**The Cobra** · September 14, 2008, 12:59 AM

oh yeah...it's like a mongol invasion, except the mongols were a hell lot smarter

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**Caelius** · September 14, 2008, 02:06 AM

I've watched it....but its not really representative of the situation in Iraq at present.

It was made in 2006 and didn't premier until Jan. of 2007, a few weeks after plans for the Surge were announced, and before it even began.

Its almost a full two years out of date.

That said, its really superb when it comes to highlighting all the blunders that were made in the follow up to the invasion and the reconstruction efforts that took place immediately after in 2003 and 2004.

**Admiral Piett** · September 14, 2008, 06:07 AM

I think an excellent, more recent, documentary on the Iraq War, and the pre-emptive wars in general that we've had since the 50s, are very well covered in the documentary "Why We Fight".

It covers several reasons, from corruption to military keynesianism.

**Applesmack** · September 14, 2008, 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by Future Filmmaker

I think an excellent, more recent, documentary on the Iraq War, and the pre-emptive wars in general that we've had since the 50s, are very well covered in the documentary "Why We Fight".

It covers several reasons, from corruption to military keynesianism.

Why we fight was made in 2005

and doesn't describe why the situation got so out of hand like this one does.

Originally Posted by Caelius

I've watched it....but its not really representative of the situation in Iraq at present.

It was made in 2006 and didn't premier until Jan. of 2007, a few weeks after plans for the Surge were announced, and before it even began.

Its almost a full two years out of date.

That said, its really superb when it comes to highlighting all the blunders that were made in the follow up to the invasion and the reconstruction efforts that took place immediately after in 2003 and 2004.

Agreed, the situation is definately better now

**craziii** · September 14, 2008, 11:10 AM

you should watch it simply for the part where it shows you how those blackwater contractors shoot drivers on iraq highways. when I saw that, I kinda want them all executed. I do not like it when a group of crazies is out there representing usa by randomly shooting people.