America carries the dream of liberty and freedom and protects the achievement and success of democracy throughout the world. As President Eisenhower noted in his "Farewell Address," our goal as a nation has always been to "foster progress in human achievement and to strengthen freedom, dignity, and integrity among peoples." and between nations” (para. 7). However, since the early 1950s, American society has become a selfish nation whose ulterior motives surface long after our nation has entered into conflicts with others. The Korean, Vietnam and Iraq wars all illustrate the new era of secret objectives behind military actions taken. These three wars cover most of the last sixty years. This new era began when our country began its transformation into what President Eisenhower coined, the “military-industrial complex” (par. 16). This complex is home to an unbalanced society that allows the actions of our government to be easily corrupted by the need to feed industry which, in turn, feeds our military. In his farewell, President Eisenhower warned our nation of the devastating effects of this type of national complex. In Why We Fight, from award-winning documentary director and producer Eugene Jarecki, the film introduces audiences to our society's lack of understanding of the real intent behind our nation's conflicts. Jarecki explains throughout his article that the overall goal of deceiving the American public is to fuel the military-industrial economy by maintaining American political supremacy in the world. The director presents this new understanding to the audience using anecdotes from some citizens as well as expressive imagery consisting of heartbreaking video clips in the middle of a paper ...... citizenship in order to manipulate not only our society but also that of other nations. I believe Jarecki fully presents and supports his claims about our government and effectively raises awareness of the terrible effects our government has on our own citizens as well as those of other countries. Jarecki successfully conveys his message by introducing his argument using heartfelt anecdotes and intense images that underline his points and galvanize his audience toward the important cause of raising awareness and seeking change. Throughout the film, visually striking images as well as heartbreaking stories persuaded readers to believe its overall message. He goes into depth on aspects of the military-industrial complex and no doubt leaves his audience wondering, to say the least: “Why are we fighting? ?.”