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Magnolia Pictures - No End in Sight The American Occupation of Iraq (2007)


Magnolia Pictures - No End in Sight The American Occupation of Iraq (2007)

The first film of its kind to chronicle the reasons behind Iraq's descent into guerilla war, warlord rule, criminality and anarchy, NO END IN SIGHT is a jaw-dropping, insider's tale of wholesale incompetence, recklessness and venality. Director Charles Ferguson's hard-hitting documentary expose about the American government's strategic planning, or lack of it, at the outset of the Iraq war, as told by those who were involved. In a frightening parallel with the Vietnam war, American military planners expected hostilities in Iraq to be over within a few months. Just as with Vietnam, however, American forces quickly became engaged in a morale-sapping conflict, under attack from both sides, that offered no easy way out. Chronologically following the chain of events, the film dissects the decisions made by the Bush administration at the outset of the war, questioning why these decisions were made, and asking whether anything can still be done to remedy the situation. Those involved in all areas of the conflict soldiers, planners, reporters, White House aides and military commanders all give their own personal accounts of the decisions and events that led to the current situation. Based on over 200 hours of footage, the film provides a candid retelling of the events following the fall of Baghdad in 2003 by high ranking officials such as former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, Ambassador Barbara Bodine (in charge of Baghdad during the Spring of 2003), Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, former Chief of Staff to Colin Powell, and General Jay Garner (in charge of the occupation of Iraq through May 2003), as well as Iraqi civilians, American soldiers and prominent analysts. NO END IN SIGHT examines the manner in which the principal errors of U.S. policy - the use of insufficient troop levels, allowing the looting of Baghdad, the purging of professionals from the Iraqi government and the disbanding of the Iraqi military - largely created the insurgency and chaos that engulf Iraq today.

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The Iraq War (Arabic: حرب العراق, romanized: ḥarb al-ʿirāq), also referred to as the Second Gulf War, was a prolonged conflict in Iraq from 2003 to 2011. It began with the invasion by a United States–led coalition, which resulted in the overthrow of the Ba'athist government of Saddam Hussein. The conflict persisted as an insurgency that arose against coalition forces and the newly established Iraqi government. US forces were officially withdrawn in 2011. In 2014, the US became re-engaged in Iraq, leading a new coalition under Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, as the conflict evolved into the ongoing Islamic State insurgency.

The Iraq invasion was part of the Bush administration's broader war on terror, launched in response to the September 11 attacks. In October 2002, the US Congress passed a resolution granting Bush authority to use military force against Iraq. The war began on March 20, 2003, when the US, joined by the UK, Australia, and Poland, initiated a "shock and awe" bombing campaign. Coalition forces launched a ground invasion, defeating Iraqi forces and toppling the Ba'athist regime. Saddam Hussein was captured in 2003 and executed in 2006.

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Awards & Nominations

  • Critics Choice Awards Best Documentary Nominee 2008
  • Chicago Films Critics Association Awards Best Documentary Nominee 2007
  • Dassas-FortWorth Film Critics Association Award Best Documentary Nominee 2007
  • Florida Film Critics Circle Awards Best Documentary Winner 2007
  • Satellite Awards Best Motion Picture Documentary Nominee 2007
  • Satellite Awards Best Best Documentary Nominee 2007
  • Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Best Cocumenatary/Non-Fiction Film Winner 2007
  • National Society of Film Critics Awawrds USA Best Non-Fiction Film Winner 2008
  • New York Film Critics Circle Awardds Best Non-Ficition Film Winner 2007
  • Online Film Critics Society Awards Best Documentary Nominee 2008
  • Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards Best Documentary Winner 2007
  • Sundance Film Festival Documentary Special Jury Prize Charles Ferguson 2007
  • Sundance Film Festival Documentary Grand Jury Prize Charles Ferguson 2007
  • Toronto Film critics Association Awawrds Best Documentary Winner 2007
  • San Francisco Film Critics Circle Best Documentary Winner 2007
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