Why We Fight (2005)
"It Is Nowhere Written That The American Empire Goes On Forever"
ThumbScore
👍 76%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 68%
(MC: 68) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Chalmers Johnson as Self - CIA, 1967-1973
Joseph Cirincione as Self - Carnegie Endowment for Peace
Gore Vidal as Self - Author, "Imperial America"
Charles Lewis as Self - Center for Public Integrity
Richard Perle as Self - Advisor, U.S. Dept. of Defense
William Kristol as Self - Project for the New American Century
John McCain as Self - Senator (R/AZ)
Ken Adelman as Self
Is Why We Fight good?
Most people think so. 76% audience score, estimated from 125 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 68%.
Overview
Is American foreign policy dominated by the idea of military supremacy? Has the military become too important in American life? Jarecki's shrewd and intelligent polemic would seem to give an affirmative answer to each of these questions. Wikipedia ↗
