Review of No End in Sight (2007) by Dharam V — 13 Mar 2008

Pretty flawless as far as fact-based documentaries go. This film centers on the blunders of post-invasion Iraq, composed of telling interviews with key players in the Administration.

Critics on the left will whine that this film does not question the invasion itself, and therefore gives credibility to the Administration's decision. This is both short-sighted and ignorant.

Short-sighted, because it is better to have detailed documentaries addressed to each facet of our foreign policy rather than a stretched, limp expose that convinces no one; and ignorant, because while not everyone agrees that invading Iraq was wrong, there is widespread consensus that our post-invasion policies were utterly incompetent.

While by no means completely exhaustive as to the errors of our post-invasion policies (this is better suited for various books, which can investigate the shifting tribal faultlines, the religious and sectarian belief patterns, and whether American democracy can flourish in Iraq itself), this is a solid piece of the puzzle.