Thursday, September 2, 2010

No End in Sight (2007) - Plot Summary

Chronological look at the fiasco in Iraq, especially decisions made in the spring of 2003 - and the backgrounds of those making decisions - immediately following the overthrow of Saddam: no occupation plan, an inadequate team to run the country, insufficient troops to keep order, and three edicts from the White House announced by Bremmer when he took over: no provisional Iraqi government, de-Ba'athification, and disbanding the Iraqi armed services. The film has chapters (from History to Consequences), and the talking heads are reporters, academics, soldiers, military brass, and former Bush-administration officials, including several who were in Baghdad in 2003. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

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The first film of its kind to chronicle the reasons behind Iraqs descent into guerilla war, warlord rule... See more (warning! contains spoilers) »

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Those on the right who want credit for Iraq should be careful for what they wish for. This is a damming indictment of the decisions of the Bush Administration following the removal of Sadddam. It is also an indictment of the mainstream media which hasn't told the story of how ass-backwards the efforts following the fall have been.

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