Review of The Report (2019) by Samedh — 13 Jul 2020

Finally, a realistic treatment of one of (if not the) most embarrassing episodes in our history. Exemplary acting across the board, especially from the three main actors, Adam Driver, Annette Bening, and Jon Hamm. From the very beginning, we knew what we were going to be doing was wrong and did not produce actionable intelligence, admitted on several previous occasions by the CIA themselves. But a spirit of revenge, and a fear of it happening again drove our intelligence community and our policy makers.

John McCain, whom I already considered a hero, yet again validates the reverence for the man that my father taught me. And Diane Feinstein absolutely did the right thing in insisting that this report become public, that the hard work of the investigators see the light of day.

We deserve to feel ashamed of what we did, because it was wrong. America, and Americans, and better than the behavior we demonstrated. May it never happen again.