The movie "Oil, Smoke and Mirrors" made me think a lot about our government and the way they handle certain situations. The movie started off talking about oil and how it is peaking, and then went into 9/11. I feel the movie focused on 9/11 a little too much, but brought up some very interesting points the associate oil and 9/11.
Basically, the men were saying how we needed a way to get into the Middle East to get oil and 9/11 was the perfect excuse. How could the government make up such an enormous excuse to get oil? Many people died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center Towers. Those are lives that the government could have probably saved if they had taken the proper steps. One of the men stated that we knew about the attacks an hour and a half before the plane hit the pentagon. The question is why didn't we try to stop that plane from hitting the pentagon in the first place? I feel if the government really wanted to, they could have prevented the planes from hitting the pentagon and possibly even the second tower that was hit. A tragedy this large did not need to be a reason for us to go over and start a war with Afghanistan just so we could get over there and get oil. Yes, we somehow needed to get over there and get oil obviously, but did the excuse have to be of that magnitude?
Many of the men interviewed in this movie were not American, but some of the things they stated made me think a lot about what the government does to keep us safe. Many American's have died, in the attacks and fighting for our country. Wouldn't you think that the American Government would want to save as many lives as they could and not risk so many. I know there are other reasons for the "War on Terror", but could 9/11 have been staged? Could the American Government pull off such a vicious stunt? These are many questions I am pondering after watching "Oil, Smoke and Mirrors".
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