If you’re looking for a good documentary that traces the origins of the Iraq War, I have film that I would highly recommend. The documentary is by PBS and it is entitled “The War Behind Closed Doors.” It talks about how the Bush Administration entered the war and the outside influences that led to the invasion over five years ago. Contrary to popular belief, the Iraq War was not necessarily Bush’s idea or one that his administration drew up from oil interests or one that they pursued exclusively because of the War on Terror. In November of 1997, the Clinton Administration was about ready to bomb Baghdad and make an effort to remove Sadaam Hussein from power. However, the air strike was called off at the last minute, and the planes returned to their bases with their payloads still unreleased.
One of the main players in the decision to invade Iraq and one of the primary hawks throughout the Bush White House has been Paul Wolfowitz. It was Wolfowitz who butted heads with Colin Powell and eventually helped convert Cheney into a war hawk in 2002. Interestingly, George W. Bush was prepped by Republican leaders all the way back in 1998 about the present conditions in the Middle East because of his announced presidential bid. He was still at the Governor’s mansion in Texas at the time when these kinds of hawkish strategies were being presented to him by people who were already working at various levels of the federal government.
Without spoiling too much more of the documentary, I would recommend that if you have a spare 54 minutes to kill, you’ll find this to be a rather interesting documentary. While it may not be completely independent and unbiased, I believe that it presents a more accurate and fair depiction of events than is possible in most of the major news networks’ coverage of the progression of American involvement throughout the Middle East.
Here's the web address for the website: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/iraq/
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