I didn’t learn a whole lot from this movie that I didn’t already know (mostly from reading Moore’s books), but I’m glad it’s out. Selling me on why this President has to go is a no-brainer, but I think F911 is starting to sell certain parts of America on the same point.
All the Michael Moore touchstones are here, and aside from a bit of emotional manipulation toward the end, this was a top-notch film. I still take most of Moore’s points with a grain of salt, but his underlying thesis remains pretty solid: Bush’s negligence — whether accidental or deliberate (as a tool of furthering his own agenda) — has driven us further and further from the truth of September 11.
Why are we in Iraq? Who knows. Maybe Michael Moore will force more people to ask this question. And hopefully they’ll remember that question when they’re in the booth in November.