No End in Sight

Charles Ferguson's No End in Sight was absolutely raved by the critics. It is a fact filled documentary telling us about the bungling that happened before and during the war in Iraq. In a nutshell, the film tells us why we are losing the war.

No End in Sight focuses on some of the failed policies of Donald Rumsfeld. There are interviews with people like Richard Armitage and others who participated in the Bush administration. Now, I think that this is a good film for Republicans and others who were for the war to see. However, I would not call it an anti war film.

One of the things that bothered me greatly about the film was the constant reminder that we should have had more troops in Iraq. Even though Ferguson briefly touches on the fact that Sadaam did not have anything to do with 9/11 he still doesn't come out and say that the war was a mistake.

As a film I found No End in Sight rather dry (I know that some people don't like Michael Moore but his films are always entertaining). It mainly consists of interviews and there is also some jarring images for the war torn country itself. Although I knew most of the facts that were presented I did learn a few things. I wasn't surprised to find out that Bush didn't read a number of executive reports that were made up for him.

I doubt that this film would have been made if we were winning the war in Iraq. I do not regret seeing No End in Sight. But I am disappointed in the execution of the film as well as its message.