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Monday, June 28, 2004

Fahrenheit 911 Impressions

Overall I liked this movie. This movie can be the first stage of an antidote to many of the cable, newspaper, and radio news networks. Everyone in the USA should watch this movie... we ought to buy tickets for people who wouldn't otherwise go to it.
One thing kinda pissed me off in Fahrenheit 911:
Moore breaks into an aside on The Coalition of the Willing. He lists 4 or 5 tiny little countries, Republic of W, X, Y, Z. He never mentions England, Australia, Italy, Spain (now withdrawn), Poland, or Japan. I think he did this to illustrate that the coalition was/is a joke. I believe it is a joke and we don't need to gloss over reality to come to that conclusion.
89% of the troops in Iraq are American 89%
To me, this is much more poignant
Troops, by country, in Iraq:
U.S.A. 136,000____South Korea 600
U.K. 8,700____Japan 550
Italy 2,950____Denmark 500
Poland 2,350____17 Other 2,956
Australia 850_______Countries

Total: 152,500
89% American does not equal an international coalition

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