The second of his two documentaries on the 20034 iraq war, robert greenwald continues pushing a case against that war by claiming to expose the truth about that war, a case that has become gospel among liberal circles but which is not aging very well. The week of the 15th anniversary of the iraq war is ending. In this documentary feature, filmmaker robert greenwald chronicles the bush administrations case to invade iraq following the events of sept. The film centers on two myths about the iraq war that fall apart upon close scrutiny. The war on iraq, produced and directed by robert greenwald. The film deconstructs the administrations case for war through interviews with us. Now the movement is nearly crushed the powerful protests, which led a prime minister to resign, are reeling since influential cleric muqtada alsadr turned on. S intelligence and defense officials, foreign service experts and u.
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