tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post7692883975023024478..comments2024-01-21T11:18:54.087-05:00Comments on Lost in the Movies: No End in SightJoel Bockohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-78244008466083077192008-11-27T22:25:00.000-05:002008-11-27T22:25:00.000-05:00Thanks - "poor choices made by the Bush administra...Thanks - "poor choices made by the Bush administration" - this could indeed descruve much of the election series, which was not my intention but speaks volumes about where we've been.<BR/><BR/>(Revision of previous - now deleted - comment.)Joel Bockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-37049719862572637722008-11-24T23:12:00.000-05:002008-11-24T23:12:00.000-05:00A tremendous overview of a detailed documentary th...A tremendous overview of a detailed documentary that perfectly recreates the poor choices made by the Bush adminstration. An excellent review of a necessary film. I wish I had written it myself.Dean Treadwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02106829300132326368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-66212743569135413672008-11-17T18:03:00.000-05:002008-11-17T18:03:00.000-05:00Gary, thanks for your comment. The first time I sa...Gary, thanks for your comment. The first time I saw "No End in Sight" I didn't know anything about Bodine. This time, as I indictated in the review, I'd just seen the Frontline episode about FBI Agent O'Neil which did not paint Bodine in a flattering light, to say the least. So I was somewhat surprised to see her used as a credible witness in the film, although it's interesting that Armitage - who I've always respected, and who comes off well here - says she was fired for being difficult.<BR/><BR/>I don't know much about the Cole situation, other than what I saw in that documentary, so I don't know if her culpability is as great as you say. Ironically, given that the movie essentially uses her as a voice of reason, she could instead be another example of how the administration bungled things (I wonder if this would refelect badly on State though, and hence the filmmakers - who were largely gunning for Defense - didn't paint her in a negative light. This would be an unfortunate blemish on the film if it's true.)<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I take it you view the Cole incident as something more than mere bureaucratic incompetence and narrow self-interest. Do you have any books or websites you'd recommend that go into details?Joel Bockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-63590087855566880572008-11-17T17:52:00.000-05:002008-11-17T17:52:00.000-05:00I will agree that plenty of mistakes were made by ...I will agree that plenty of mistakes were made by the Bush administration before and after the war. What baffels me completely is how Bodine who botched the investigation of the attack on the Cole was then given a postion of power again. Bodine was and is incompetent. She is just as guilty as Clinton, and Bush in not taking a stance to protect Americans, but instead to protect a dictator(Saleh of Yemen) with a history of supporting Al-Qaeda. Now that we have been informed that a Judicary Committe will be held next year, we have our doubts. Will Obama push the whole nasty Cole affair under the rug as two other presidents, and Bodine did? Unfortuantely I think he will. I hope I am wrong.<BR/>Gary G. Swenchonis, SrAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com