Popped in "Syriana" last night for the first time. I'm glad I finally did because I have heard so much about this movie for the last couple of years. I just never sat down and watched it.
This movie was tremendous and deserves to be thrown in the same league as "Crash" and "Babel." I think it wasn't because it is somewhat boring and slow. The story doesn't move very quickly, but the message is powerful and the final emotion is beautifully done.
I tend to think that this movie is not too far from the truth. The movie doesn't delve into the reason for being at war in a country far away, but it does tell of the government's role in securing oil for the United States.
The lies from the White House about finding weapons of mass destruction are just that: lies. As a former oil man from Texas (wow, I finally see it), our President clearly has an ulterior motive for our continued presence in the middle east.
It is not about securing the freedoms of the Iraqi people or whatever we call it. It is about obtaining their oil and siding with Saudi royalty in order to get that.
This movie addresses this problem very well. In the movie, the CIA assassinates the one man that could save Iran and bring the country out of turmoil instead of letting outside agencies come in and steal their oil with high priced buyouts.
The CIA is protecting an oil company's agenda to win over the newly appointed king so they can get the most untapped oil region in the world. The former dying king gives his blessing to the wrong son - the son that will not save the country but ruin it. The CIA then kills the other brother who could have fixed the problems all because they want American oil men to get rich.
Of course, this is not a true story, but it very well could be happening there right now. The point of this movie is to show that the greedy oil men in this country are destroying foreign nations to earn a buck. It is a look at the corrupt business practices that exist today in our oil market.
Who is right here? The CIA and the oil companies or those that actually live in those countries. The man they murdered was an intelligent, highly-educated prince who knew exactly how to fix his country but because of outside influence was unable to do so (oil dicks poisoned his father's mind).
Why do we so desperately try to run other countries when we have enough to deal with at home? Why are we, as a country, so fixed on making money that we don't care how many wars we start, how many lives we ruin or how many countries are destroyed? Our foreign policy needs to be significantly reevaluated. We need to leave other countries the hell alone and worry about our own affairs. If we desperately need oil, spend the extra buck and drill Alaska.
I am disappointed in our foreign affairs. The excuse is always that we are trying to help people. Our intentions are not even right because that is not even the real reason we are there. This country could care less what happens to the locals as long as we get our money. The people in charge of these countries can run it as they wish. They don't need our "help."
Thank you "Syriana" for exposing the truth.
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