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| Will They Ever Trust Us Again?: Letters From the War Zone | 
 enlarge | Creators: Michael Moore, Multiple Readers
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (147 reviews)
Sales Rank: 392628
Format: Audiobook, Unabridged
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Audio CD
Edition: Unabridged
Number Of Items: 5
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 5.8 x 5.2 x 1
ISBN: 0743544250
Dewey Decimal Number: 355.0092273
EAN: 9780743544252
ASIN: 0743544250
Publication Date: November 1, 2004
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Product Description
Here are the letters written by service people to Michael Moore from Iraq and Afghanistan, with an introduction by Michael Moore.
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 This Is Necessary Reading November 6, 2008
I found this book in all places, The Dollar Tree where everything is a dollar and it was remaindered from the publishing house because it is 4 years old. I don't remember seeing it back in 2004 but I am glad that I found it. I have seen his movies, "Farenheit 9/11" and "Sicko" (couldn't finish that one because it literally made me sick to my stomach when hearing about the state of our health care industry). I like Michael Moore. It takes a lot of guts to produce movies that provide the truth which is sorely lacking in today's mainstream media.
I didn't expect this book to wallop me with a punch. These letters from men, women, sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers ... are heart-wrenching and poignant. Most of them had voted for Bush in his first election and now they were fighting against his re-election in 2004. It's a shame that they didn't get their wishes ... because as we all know Bush got "re-elected" again in spite of those veterans and families' efforts to spread the truth about the real reason why they were sent overseas to Iraq. These are letters from everyone who woke up and realized that they were lied to and purposely misinformed ... they are angry and sad and ready to fight for the truth.
I wish I had read this book four years ago. I knew early on that we, Americans, were lied to and misinformed about the reasons why we went to war and even today, there is no end in sight for bringing our soldiers home. It would have been nice to know that my husband and I weren't the only ones who believed that ... it would have been nice to know that Michael Moore had written books like this one. I just finished this book this morning and I plan to keep it for my sons so if they ever decide to go to war for our country, they will at least question the reasons why we're going to war. This book is a must-read for every American who wants to be informed about the state of affairs in foreign policy ... these soldiers' voices and their families' are important to hear.
11/6/08
 funny but scary August 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
he kept it funny while telling the dark and horrible truth, not for everybody but if you find humor in irony than this is a good read
USA back to consciousness June 24, 2008
I do not pretend that Michael Moore is the archetype of the American citizen. I do appreciate many of his books and films such "Bowling for Columbine" and "Farenheit 9/11".
Michael Moore does not put himself in the big show of a mediatic war. He publishes letters from soldiers, veterans of a non-told war, coming or not coming (family). The facts are terrible. There are more soldiers having Post traumatic stress disorders in the 4 years of the Iraq war than in the total years of the Vietnam war.
The picture is clear : the military engagement in Iraq was mislead on false facts; known by many countries such as France which was despised (traitor, coward etc.). USA live a real drama.
The Words of Soldiers March 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
For the record, Michael Moore is the fellow who put this book together, through his invitation to soldiers to write to him. Mr. Moore, as we all know, is a polarizing figure who you either hate or love, for your own reasons, and he's the guy who came up with the idea for this book. The real authors of this book, though, are the soldiers who responded to his invitation and wrote back about their feelings of our military presence in Iraq and Afghanistan. This book really belongs to them and their honesty in expressing their thoughts. Now, not all soldiers feel the same way as those who appear in this book, just as there is no clear-cut concensus at home of our military presense in these Middle East countries. Yet I do not believe for one minute that the feelings of these soldiers are just isolated examples from the fringe of our military; when asked to possibly lay down your life for your country, a soldier needs to believe that the cause he is fighting for is good and just, and if there is some question as to the legitimacy of this military operation, soldiers question if their wounding or death would be in vain. Military action was much more clear-cut until about sixty years ago; then our pretense for military operations became progressively more blurry for those out on the battlefield. The soldiers in this book are the real stars of this story: they are the ones with the most to lose and the ones who see the what is really going on in the countries under siege, plus they are the ones who know best about the good or bad that we are creating in these countries. Michael Moore, for his part in the authorship of the book, has put together the book and then has ask the ultimate question: given our blurry pretense for military operations in the Middle East for the last five years, will we (or should we) ever be trusted again when we say that we need to go to war? It's quite a good question, based on the e-mails of those who have been asked to fight.
A Non-Fiction Account February 5, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Michael Moore says that he does non-fiction, unlike some people who make up stories about WMDs in Iraq to justify a war which is really aimed at filling the pockets of individuals with vested interests in a "liberated" Iraq.
This book is a collection of letters from soldiers at the frontline of the war in Iraq. There are also letters from the soldiers' families and veterans. Moore aims to inform the American public about what the soldiers feel. They are proud to serve, but they also want to know exactly what they are fighting for when there are no WMDs and liberating the Iraqi people is none of America's business.
Michael Moore's powerful words: "They served so that wedon't have to. They offer to give up their lives so that we can be free. It is, remarkably, their gift to us. And all they ask for in return, is that we never send them into harm's way unless it is absolutely necessary. Will they trust us again?"
Titles of letters include:
"War slaves"
"I feel like I have blood on my hands"
"Obvious ulterior motives"
"There is no excuse for this war"
"Where are the WMDs? Why are we over in Iraq?"
"I call myself an American"
This book is so important at a time when the mainstream media in the US was totally one-sided in favour of the war. I could have given it 5 stars alone for content, but to be honest, I was little bored towards the middle and had to skip some letters before coming to the end. The worst thing is, this book didn't manage to convince enough people not to re-elect George Bush. Is it because people didn't know or they just didn't care?
This book is outdated. Reading it totally will not give the same impact, the hope and despair felt by the first readers before the elections. I hope that almost everyone in America realises by now that this war was a mistake from the start.
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