“No End in Sight is a picture that really ought to be seen-by the widest possible audience, and soon.” –Premiere magazine
The first film of its kind to chronicle the reasons behind Iraq’s descent into guerilla war, warlord rule, criminality, and anarchy, “NO END IN SIGHT” is a jaw-dropping, insider’s tale of wholesale incompetence, recklessness, and venality. Based on over 200 hours of footage, the film provides a candid retelling of the events following the fall of Baghdad in 2003 by high ranking officials such as former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, Ambassador Barbara Bodine (in charge of Baghdad during the Spring of 2003), former Chief of Staff to Colin Powell Lawrence Wilkerson, and General Jay Garner (in charge of the occupation of Iraq through May 2003), as well as Iraqi civilians, American soldiers, and prominent analysts.
“NO END IN SIGHT” examines the manner in which the principal errors of U.S. policy-the use of insufficient troop levels, allowing the looting of Baghdad, the purging of professionals from the Iraqi government, and the disbanding of the Iraqi military-largely created the insurgency and chaos that engulf Iraq today. How did a group of men with little or no military experience, knowledge of the Arab world, or personal experience in Iraq come to make such flagrantly debilitating decisions? “NO END IN SIGHT” dissects the people, issues, and facts behind the Bush administration’s decisions and their consequences on the ground to provide a powerful look into how arrogance and ignorance turned a military victory into a seemingly endless and deepening nightmare of a war.
Featured Panelists:
Ambassador Barbara Bodine, Former U.S. Ambassador to Yemen
Col. Paul Hughes (Ret.), Center for Post-Conflict Peace and Stability Operations, U.S. Institute of Peace
Charles Ferguson, Director, “NO END IN SIGHT”
Col. Lawrence Wilkerson (Ret.), Former Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell
Introduction by:
Anna Soellner, Center for American Progress
Moderated by:
Brian Katulis, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress