Why We Fight by Eugene Jarecki

16
Aug

2 comments

I came across an insightful documentary on KQED tonight and wanted to share it here.  Why We Fight is not a new release (it has been out since 2005), but Eugene Jarecki did a great job in summarizing the fruition of President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s warning about the burgeoning military-industrial complex.  The documentary is 90 minutes long and should be required viewing for all those interested in American foreign policy.

- Matt

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Matt Andrus
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A sport professional, baseball geek, and 7th grade County Writing Contest winner, Matt Andrus is a San Francisco transplant who enjoys reading the first half of books and listening to the Weakerthans and the Mountain Goats. Matt is a co-founder of the National Hustle and can be followed on twitter at @mgandrus.

2 Comments

  1. Gregg W. says:
    08/16/2009 at 11:10 PM

    Saw this the other night, taped it so I can use it in my econ classes this year. Very interesting, disturbing, and yet accurate (in my opinion).

    Its about time you started up on the blog again!

  2. Matt M. says:
    08/17/2009 at 9:44 AM

    Disturbingly accurate. Think how many times over we could pay for national health care instead of the military machine. Since WWII, try to name a time where military force was unavoidable. The historical reference of America following in the foot steps of the Roman Empire is becoming more true every day…

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