Why We Fight Directed By Eugene Jarecki Is Not A Sequel Or...

In the 1940’s a series of propaganda films titled Why We Fight were produced for the purpose of defining the enemies of World War 2 to justify the necessity of America’s involvement in war. Hitler needed to be defeated, Nazism had to be destroyed, and tyranny had to be stopped for the sake of the American way of life by any means necessary. How could society argue against America’s role in the world war when freedom was being threatened? As Martin Luther King Jr. said â€Å"Injustice anywhere is a threat to everywhere.† No questions asked, Americans mobilized in the name of liberty and freedom. However the 2005 documentary film Why We Fight directed by Eugene Jarecki is not a sequel or war propaganda. The film informs the audience and questions America s military industrial complex that has since dictated policy since the victory of World War 2. With the help of narration, soundbites, and credible speakers Jarecki shines light on the pernicious impact o f the armed industry on our government, army, and citizens. The film opens with President Dwight Eisenhower’s farewell speech at the end of World War 2. Eisenhower’s speech is significant because he warns Americans about the seemingly permanent presence of the arm industry, that had taken root in America. Moreover Eisenhower is not stating this from a liberal point of view, signifying that the concern of the military industrial complex is not a party issue or an ideology issue, but rather an universal one. This piece of