"I've coalition of the willing"

Frontline: Bush's War was one of those documentaries that pleased liberals and conservatives and its not hard to figure out why: there were plenty of scenes that made the republicans look like fools for the left and there were enough scenes that proved the war's existences to please the right.

Frontline: Obama’s War and Frontline: Bush's War both used opening sequences that elicited great emotional response: in Bush’s, the crashing of the planes into the World Trade Centers on 9/11; in Obama’s, the harsh reality of life on the front lines. In each, no expense was made to hide authenticity. In Obama’s, these scenes resonate with the audience because the remainder of the film will be more of the same war footage, whereas Bush’s deviates from this outline.

Bush’s highlights the power struggle going on in the White House immediately after September 11, 2001: Colin Powell/Condoleezza Rice versus Donald Rumsfeld/Dick Cheney. The nonsensical, ego-tripped battle must have had liberals laughing hysterically as nothing was getting accomplished in the White House in any quick manner. However this is not to say the conservatives didn’t get a piece of the pie too: Bush’s capitalized on the difficulty of the decisions that President Bush had to make—that is if he were to make decisions. Bush’s spun the decisions for the war’s point of attack to Dick Cheney/Rumsfeld rather than at Bush, which undoubtedly had to please conservatives who can say See? He didn’t make bad decisions? It was the idiots around him!.

Obama’s offers explanations as to what is happening in Afghanistan, but not why the decisions are being made or who is making them—a win for the conservatives. But rather allows insight into the war torn country of Afghanistan. Other than that, there doesn’t seem to be much of an agenda.

In the entirety of the three hour and two minute documentary, Bush’s, not once was the oil controversy mentioned. Not only was this shocking, but it speaks loudly at the point of the film: President Bush himself wasn’t the target, rather the person who actually ran the office, Dick Cheney was (or rather, maybe Bush was because he appointed Cheney).

Through the use of mixed interviews, juxtaposed with audio of newscasts from around the world, the over-the-top exaggeration (or was it?) of the infighting that occurred pinned the audience to believe the White House was a debacle in Bush’s War.

**And for those of you seeking comedic relief after watching 3 hours and 2 minutes of Bush's War, look no further....and because it wont let me imbed the video...Black Bush**