I just returned from watching “Fair Game,” a compelling film that offers a sombre look at a real story often overlooked by Hollywood. The movie exposes how the White House allegedly ignored or manipulated CIA reports indicating that Iraq had no active WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction) programs. Unlike many films about the Iraq war, this one is based on true events.
“Fair Game” follows a CIA agent and her husband as they become entangled in a web of deception, endangering their marriage and making them targets of community alienation and death threats. The movie effectively portrays how top-level political manoeuvres can devastate lives, aiming for political and economic gains at a high human cost.
The narrative aligns closely with the political storyline that is well-known globally. Just a few weeks ago, I stopped reading George W. Bush’s “Decision Points” because I found the discrepancies with reality too frustrating. Watching this movie, my discomfort continued; I felt tense throughout, right up until I left the theatre.
A minor yet amusing error I noticed was that, despite being set in Iraq, the cars in the film had Jordanian license plates.
Doomish:
Brave, Courageous and bold.
Long live his fame,
and long live his glory.
Long may his worthless posts be told.
