Frontline: Bush's War

This should be a must-see for all Americans, regardless of your own party affiliation (if any). This is outshines the "House of Cards" years before the first season aired. Overall, Frontline is the best documentary series out there. Period. And this episode is the big tow on a glorious foot - to steal Bill Murray's poignant metaphor from "Stripes". I've often fantasized about working for "Frontline" even as a coffee runner. Just to be a part of the service they provide to all Americans and by proxy, to the rest of the world. It would reward me more than winning the "Powerball". And this specific episode summarizes the complex Iraq/Bush/Rice/Rumsfeld/Cheney/etc.not only expertly but also beautifully. And to underscore all of this, I bought this disc for my then dying father which subsequently sparked hours of meaningful conversations about the war itself, the Administration, the motives of the players involved and of people in general, This gem of a documentary not only enhanced my perception of humanity and the countries involved (and those not involved) but of my own relationship with my now deceased father. I could/can still see the pride in his eyes when I would bring up certain points of "Bush's War" during our weekly dinners at his favorite steakhouse in contrast against my brother's verbal struggle of which motorcycle he was looking to purchase next. If through some infinitesimally small chance of a certain aligning of the planets caused someone from the Frontline team to ever read this review, while my offer to be a coffee runner was/is sincere, I would or could not ever "run" for a decaffeinated request on principle alone. That would be deal-breaker on a myriad levels. If only one person decides to watch "Bush' War" partly due to my review, I will, in fact, won an even significant and meaningful lottery than the power ball.

Is it a democracy when those with opposing views are called "un-American" and are reviled as being "unpatriotic" and worse "traitors" who are allowing terrorists to operate with impunity.Is it a democracy when politicians can have reporters barred or even terminated for writing oppositional articles?Is it a democracy when a president has to lie, manipulate, threaten and even falsify evidence to garner enough support for a war that now almost no one beleives to have been justified?Is it a democracy when a president can condemn thousands of America's bravest to death (or worse to a life of debilitation and despair) just to satisfy his own maniacal wishes?Is it a democracy when politicians govern with an attitude that "all is fair in love, war and politics?"This documentary with either shatter your confidence in our government, or will make you laugh in contempt... because the evidence unfolds in such a daunting and inarguable story that makes George Bush seem something just a little less loathsome as Joseph Stalin or Fidel Castro.If you wish to have a thorough brief of the reality of the "run up" and execution of the war against Saddam Hussein, then you must watch this video. If you wish to praise your war-mongering president with a blind naivety then please do not watch. Because there is no claim to offering a "balanced" report that might leave viewers believing the Bush administration as being right and justified... and that the war in Iraq was a genuine part of the "war on terror."Worse, this documentary will make one question the very argument of our living in a democracy... when our government rules at its behest and not of the best interests of its constituents.This is a five star documentary about one of the most shameful and disgraceful events in American history.

Even though this documentary is several years old now, it provides a wealth of information for those who are researching the Bush Administration's handling of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Those who appear in the documentary and have written books about their experiences I have made sure to read them. One take away is that the documentary turns something that is not black and white in the author's book, and makes into a black and white issue. Where issues are very grey, Frontline uses reporters to tilt the issue to left instead of using the words of those who were directly responsible or involved closely with the project. All in all, it is still the best documentary about the Bush.

I can't get enough of the depth and gravity of this presentation. We have much to be learned from this report and I am impressed with the clarity and continuity of this PBS production. There is a clear and convincing argument made regarding the personal interests and egos of both Dick Cheney and Don Rumsfeld being directly culpable in the unnecessary and excessive deaths of American service personnel. We as a nation should be outraged at the fact that these two pariahs have walked away from such accountability unscathed and un-marshalled for their actions. Former CIA Director George Tenant should be called to the carpet for his complicity in the "WMD" hoax as well.This is an excellent piece of journalism and reporting of a complex issue involving a multitude of characters and issues. Americans would be well served if this were shown as often as "The Wizard of OZ" or "Dirty Dancing" on other channels. We simply cannot afford to let our government be mis-managed by characters such as those within the Bush 43 administration - and this presentation tells us why.

I found Bush's war by frontline very informative and interesting. It provides an honest view of that war and the catastrophe of it. Unnecessary war is a tragedy. It shows it to be based on revenge with no clear objective not even a clear enemy really. I recommend it for all future statesmen and military people and everyone who want to learn in order to avert mistakes like this onto the future.