the story is an exploration of american patriotism. lt. watada at the age of 26, then believing in his government’s assertion that “weapons of mass destruction” threatened all americans, he chose to interrupt a promising career to answer the president’s call and enlist. after studying the issues of the war, he came to the conclusion that he was lied to, and when his orders to deploy were issued he decided to take a stand, leading to his court martial for refusing movement to iraq and behavior unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. this is a portrait of american courage and a man who chose dissent, honor and patriotism to combat a constitutionally harmful national policy

directed by nina rosenblum. narrated by eli wallach. photographed by haskell wexler

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