Documentary portraying the actions of U.S. corporate contractors in the U.S.-Iraq war. Interviews with employees and former employees of such companies as Halliburton, CACI, and KBR suggest that government cronyism is behind apparent "sweetheart" deals that give such contractors enormous freedom to profit from supplying support and material to American troops while providing little oversight. Survivors of employees who were killed discuss the claim that the companies cared more for profit than for the welfare of their own workers, and soldiers indicate that the quality of services provided is sub-standard and severely in contradiction to the comparatively huge profits being generated. Also depicted are the unsuccessful attempts by the filmmakers to get company spokesmen to respond to the charges made by the interviewees.
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Memorable, crazy movie
I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.
Excellent adaptation.
It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.
It was to Frederick Douglas who said: "A true patriot is a lover of his country who rebukes and does not excuse its sins".I know these films represent one side of a two sided story, and I'm not easily duped into getting angry because the director says I should (a-la-Micheal Moore), but the information in this film is going to be pretty hard for our government to explain.If only 1 third of this is true, it's a sad day for the ideals that most of us "regular" Americans hold to be true.The capitalist system works on greed, and not that that is a bad thing, but that greed has to have by boundaries policed by our government. When the people that run our government are part of the problem, we are all in trouble. The bottom line is that greed can't be the only motive our system works on.Blah, I'm disgusted, wonder if I could emigrate to Australia or something......
Most people who want the US to pull out of Iraq think in terms of the war having little to do with the attack on September 11th, 2001, and are also against the death and destruction. These of course are valid concerns and anti-war sentiments are very familiar at this point in time (2006). But if anyone saw the film and were made aware of the even more compelling reasons to leave Iraq, it would make their blood boil. "Iraq For Sale" shows us facts and situations most of the general public are not even aware of, or if they are only on the surface. The current war in Iraq has become a business. Corporations have thrown aside all morals and values for the sake of the almighty dollar, and no one is holding them accountable. There is a direct relation to US businesses (contractors) benefiting from being in Iraq and their ability to manipulate Congress and those in power to keep them there for the sake of on going profit. I left the viewing of the movie with a deep sense of disgust for what our country tolerates. It is my opinion that this film should be viewed by all American citizens aged 18 and older. I am absolutely certain that if all were made to watch this film that the war would end very quickly.
Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers film review by Bravebeauty I was enthralled while previewing this movie for screenings in my home for Brave New Theaters and MoveOn. I have seen parts of it many times and each time, I become more outraged.Greenwald has created a masterpiece of exposing not only the Bushwackers (Bush Administration and his and Cheney and Rumsfeld's cronies), but the mistreatment of our brave and courageous Armed Forces fighting a war that was based on lies and creating a war - which is not really a war, now is it because in "doublespeak" it is called Iraqi Freedom? The film's message packs a powerful punch and jolt of reality, the directing and images are outstanding, and the pace of the truth revealed is spot on.This film exposes the real forces profiting from the Iraq WAR. Titan, CACI, Blackwater, and Halliburton.Every single voting American must see this film BEFORE they voice their opinions on the Iraq WAR which is now a civil war and our courageous troops are in a no-win situation while corporate carpetbaggers are reporting record profts.
The content/style and political spin of this documentary should be no surprise to those that are familiar with Mr. Greenwald's prior work.One sided polemic.Although "Iraq for Sale" tries hard to impress upon its viewers the importance of curtailing war profiteering it does so in a repetitively boring way which - often resorting to documentary clichés like the cries of a grieving mother to punctuate a point, and distortions of truth all too common in political commentaries.Production values are frankly pathetic given the amount of money spent on the production.What is unfortunate is that this subject matter lends itself to a more unbiased hand - something like the recent documentary "Shadow Company" - which I was able to view on Capitol Hill alongside members of the Senate and Congress. If you want to see a more realistic primer on the world of private contracting - avoid "Iraq for Sale"
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