An insider's look at the decisions that led to the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq and the handling of the occupation. Based on over 200 hours of footage, the film provides a candid retelling of the events following the fall of Baghdad in 2003 by high ranking officals, as well as Iraqi civilians, American
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An insider's look at the decisions that led to the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq and the handling of the occupation. Based on over 200 hours of footage, the film provides a candid retelling of the events following the fall of Baghdad in 2003 by high ranking officals, as well as Iraqi civilians, American soldiers and prominent analysts. Examines the manner in which the principal errors of U.S. policy - the use of insufficient troop levels, allowing the looting of Baghdad, the purging of professionals from the Iraqi government and the disbanding of the Iraqi military - largely created the insurgency and chaos that engulf Iraq today.
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Statement of Responsibility:
produced by Jennie Amias, Audrey Marrs, Jessie Vogelson ; producer/director, Charles Ferguson
Title:
No end in sight
[videorecording]
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y.] :, Magnolia Home Entertainment,, 2007.
Characteristics:
1 videodisc (1 hr., 42 min.) :,sd., col. ;,4 3/4 in.
Notes:
Title from container.
Credits:
Narrator, Campbell Scott ; interviews with: Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, Ambassador Barbara Bodine, Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, General Jay Garner.
Summary:
An insider's look at the decisions that led to the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq and the handling of the occupation. Based on over 200 hours of footage, the film provides a candid retelling of the events following the fall of Baghdad in 2003 by high ranking officals, as well as Iraqi civilians, American soldiers and prominent analysts. Examines the manner in which the principal errors of U.S. policy - the use of insufficient troop levels, allowing the looting of Baghdad, the purging of professionals from the Iraqi government and the disbanding of the Iraqi military - largely created the insurgency and chaos that engulf Iraq today.
Audience:
Not rated
System Details:
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., NTSC.
Other Language:
English dialogue, Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Subject Headings:
Iraq War, 2003- Video recordings.
Iraq War, 2003- Campaigns Video recordings.
United States History, Military 21st century Video recordings.
United States Military relations Iraq Video recordings.
Genre/Form:
Documentary films
Videos for the hearing impaired
Topical Term:
Iraq War, 2003-
Iraq War, 2003-
Publisher No:
10102
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