scottshogs Many on this site call this movie propaganda...obviously that is correct, but to be fair ever single book or movie or media in general is propaganda. We all have agendas and (hopefully researched) opinions for every single action of our lives. This movie is human nature and so clearly propaganda.The problem I have is that this movie pretends that imperialism & money only became connected with war since WWII. Lets not be naive...every single war in the history of the world has been motivated by power and money. From ancient Greece to the crusades to our current wars. EVERY SINGLE WAR EVER IS ABOUT $$$$$$$$$$$$$!

karen-buckley It angered me, because it exposed a lot about our government that I was unaware of. I always knew that 9-11 and the Iraqi war weren't entirely related, but I think I never actually thought of it as much until this movie. As an American I think I hold that opinion that most citizens of any nation hold and that is to support your country no matter what. After seeing this, I will still support my troops simply because they are not all are enlisted as a financial gain for college, etc. What got me the most was the father that lost his son, talking about the bomb dropped in his son's name that had nothing to do with 9-11. That also enraged me to know that our government pulled another Gulf of Tonkin excuse again, and pretty much tried to trick us....again. It's exhausting thinking about how dishonest our government has been over the past 60 years with all the wars we have been in. Sometimes I wish they would just say that they want more land or oil, or whatever it is they are fighting for. Instead they recruit more troops to fight under false pretenses. It's not fair, because sometimes it seems like we are treated like children or we are under some type of dictator government. If we don't support the government we are considered treasonous, but if we do then other countries see us as stupid American's because we have no idea what the government is really doing. This movie really brought that all to light, and I recommend to it to our nation, our allies, and our enemies.

kyrat I didn't quite realize this was a response to an earlier Capra film with the same name, so I came to this film expecting more of a psychological study or at least a historical examination.I was a little disappointed at how the film sort of jumped around and contained more interviews/opinions than it did in recounting actual facts/dates and other things that I felt might have taught me more.On the whole though this film was very good and really made me think. I enjoyed hearing Eisenhower's speech, since I'd only heard references to it before.The movie did do a a good job of trying to get a very diverse group of people to interview (pilots who dropped the actual bombs, disillusioned DoD employee, pro-war father of 9/11 victim, neo-cons, etc.)All in all, I think the film would have been more compelling if it had presented more historical analysis, statistics, facts and less "man on the street" interviews and opinion segments -- but it definitely was interesting to watch and made me think. I think the most interesting thing I thought about was the links to the "Think Tanks" in forming the Iraq/neo-con poicies which really made me rethink how I was defining the word TANK (instead of more of a collection of people - I began to think of these organizations more as an offensive weapon).

angelicgemini75 I was so deeply disturbed by this movie, I had to stop watching it. I am trying to decide if I can finish it before I need to return it to the video store.I try to be an informed and active participant in society, regularly seeking out information on current affairs, voting, volunteering, and trying to educate people around me. How does one react to such frightening and disheartening information as can be found in this film? The American people have been duped into believing their sons and daughters and innocent people in other countries are dying for the sake of liberty when we're really just pawns in a quest for supreme power and dominance. (Doesn't this sound like the plot to some silly cartoon? And yet, this is REAL LIFE.)Although I understand the need for it, I was never a fan of the military because I'm not good at turning off my brain and doing "what I'm told." When I answer to God one day for my actions, I don't think He'll accept the excuse that I was "just doing as I was told." After seeing this film, I will actively discourage young people from going into the military.This is a must-see.