Rethink Afghanistan
Closed CaptioningRobert Greenwald
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Plot Summary
Award-winning filmmaker Robert Greenwald and Brave New Foundation deliver a ground-breaking documentary that shatters all perceived truths behind the war in Afghanistan.
Customer Reviews
Not sure why this "Shatters all perceived truths"
Not sure why this documentary has the hubris to say it "shatters all perceived truths" of the Afghan War. Afghanistan is a complex situation that was started not by the US. Afghanistan was a wasteland where terrorists came for jihad and trained to fight against the west. This is where the 9/11 terrorists trained and then attacked US soil. If Afghanistan is not a fight worth fighting, tell me what war IS worth fighting. I wrote this before and apple erased it so I will try again. Showing video of dead Afghan babies (that were most likely killed by Taliban or Al-Qaeda) helps only one group of people; the Taliban and Al-Qaeda. Just more video that Islamic radicals can use to recruit young, eager, and brainwashed jihadists. This documentary is stage one thinking. What happens next if we pull out of Afghanistan? It becomes a wasteland again and we will just leave the disaster to our kids to fix, once again. Just for the record, I too am an Operation Enduring Freedom Veteran.
One sided
Seems like ultra left propaganda. Every single person interviewed states how bad the war is, how much money is wasted, how women are still not free and how civilians are killed. Not one word of why we are there in the first place, why are troops are in harms way and what exactly is our goal. And even worse, not one word about the Taliban's intimidation and killing of Afgan civilians. Or how Muslim culture is not something we as Americans can do anything about or should. If Afgan people desire to live under Shira law in place of democracy then so be it - its not our place to dictate religion to this country.
Unfortunately...film comes up short
Film is not a comprehensive analysis and presents skewed viewpoint. Does well to identify some (I stress some) of the issues and challenges within Afghanistan...but in attempting to weave in solutions comes up dreadfully short. I say "Poorly constructed argument" because I got the vibe this film was more interested in presenting its case (which I felt came across as preachy propaganda) than living up to Andrew Bacevich's accomplishments in his books (e.g. Limits of Power).
Perhaps in an effort to get this film released in timely manner in order to support agendas to influence policy, they rushed into this project and as a result produced this light, sprinkling of truly "Rethinking Afghanistan".
I hate to say this, but not really worth it. Much better books (including Bacevich's) which preset better cases.
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