Thank you for writing your thoughts about the movie w. It is Oliver Stone’s exploration of what he thinks may have happened, but it touches close by how things may have been one thinks.

Yes, I would like to say that while some of us did think that Iraq had chemical and biological weapons, like were used, according to news reports, against Kurds and against Iranians, still, I strongly wondered at the wisdom of this whole operation, and the thing is that for so many Iraqis who lost their lives or who were injured and all, that was not something that was desired. It did no good to try to email the white house. As a republican party member, I did say what I thought to those who were involved, but that did not do much. Many things have happened which were not the desire of Americans, and my heart does ache for Iraqis as well as for our own who were wounded or lost Not for Saddam or for his sons, whom it seems were wicked, but for so many of you folks.

thanx for your comment , of course me and many people in iraq belive that most of the world including american did not wanted the war ,thanx for your options and ,i had seen ferhinet 9/11 ,it was very hard on me especaily the parts on iraq ,my our action as youth can help to bring peace to our lives

Thank you for providing a detailed and impressively clear-minded review of a movie I had not heard of prior to reading your post, and consequently, for having added another movie to my “must see” list. I don’t watch any TV so I am never informed of new releases. But it’s coincidental, that you mentioned the part of the movie that made you feel like your life is so small at times, because that is a theme I was actually mulling over a few times throughout the day. What is civilization if nothing but the freedom from others, and yet here we are, subjected to the whims of imbecile men with little meaningful alteration in paradigm from centuries ago, as far as the outcome effect on the individual is concerned. I imagine I have a somewhat similar shared feeling that you expressed, though obviously drastically different in many respects, but similar in that only one man, just a single individual, could have so many times brought me right up to the edge of disowning my country.

I am naturally inclined towards skepticism with my government, but in spite of it, I sincerely hope Obama will make life for you and everyone else in Iraq much better, and Afghanistan for that matter too. And lastly, as another American, I would just like to second everything Caroline said.

All the best to you,
Andrew

I’m an American living in Colorado and I haven’t seen the movie yet. Somehow, I can’t bring myself to sit through that in-depth a look at George W., even if it is with actors and a screenplay.

So, first, thanks for such an in depth and honest review of the movie and how it made you feel. I cannot even begin to imagine what it must feel like to be in your shoes. I’ve become really interested in what youth in the Middle East have to say about America, Americans and our relationship to one another. So, I’m really happy to have found this site. (If you have any others to recommend, please do.)

Second, I wanted to let you know that a lot of my friends, family and other people I talked to were really horrified by what was happening during Bush’s administration. There were lots of Americans who felt the same way. We knew that he was bumbling around, ill informed, and probably on a vendetta for his dad. We talked about how the WMD search was such a joke and that he was just making excuses to go after oil. It was horrifying to watch and we talked about it all the time in just utter disgust and outrage. We protested and wrote to our Congressmen and gave money to the Democratic party and tried to get Bush out of office in 2004. And we are SO happy to have Obama coming in.

Anyway, I just wanted to share that with you. If you can stomach it, you should watch Fahrenheit 9/11. It’s more on the same theme, but a documentary. It’s hard to take, though. I cried alot when I watched it.

Best,
Caroline