Re: Is movie \"Munich\" propoganda?
The movie was about the murder of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics and the hunting down of the murderers by an Israeli assassination team. How is that treasonous because we're at war in Iraq? Spielberg's message, as I read it, was that violence usually leads only to more violence, and that a black and white picture of good and evil is a simplistic way to look at complicated situations. Spielberg showed the utter evil of the Munich murders, and the humaneness of the Israeli agents.
Closer to reason, to me, would be taking a country to war under false pretenses and failing to prepare the country's soldiers for an occupation, despite knowing full well the dangers and pitfalls that the occupation would bring.
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