Leading to War (2008)
See where the truth lies
Leading to War is a 2008 American documentary film composed entirely of archival news footage of the declarations of the United States President George W. Bush and his administration explaining their reasons to attack Iraq in 2003. The film is presented as a historical record and highlights the rhetorical devices and techniques employed by a government to wage war against another nation. Presented chronologically from President Bush's State of the Union Address in January 2002 (the Axis of evil speech), and continuing up to the announcement of formal U.S. military action in Iraq on March 19, 2003, the film presents selected interviews, speeches, and press conferences given by Bush and his administration, including Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of State Colin Powell, National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz. Non-U.S. sources include British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
- Date of release
- 2008-03-18
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Genres
- Documentary
Casting
- George W. Bush — Self
- Tony Blair — Self
- Dick Cheney — Self
- Colin Powell — Self
- Condoleezza Rice — Self
- Donald Rumsfeld — Self
- Paul Wolfowitz — Self
Interesting facts
This is a chronological list of Iraq War-related documentaries.
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