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Rethink Afghanistan is a 2009 documentary by Robert Greenwald and Brave New Films, about the US military presence in Afghanistan following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Produced and released eight years into the war, at a time when Congress was considering sending tens of thousands of new troops to Afghanistan, the film asks the American public to reconsider basic questions about the conflict, such as how much will it cost, in lives and money? How long will Americans troops be there? How do we know if we’ve won? What is our exit strategy?
The film was initially made available for free, online, in six consecutive chapters. This staggered release allowed the filmmakers to stay atop an ever-changing news cycle. Greenwald characterized it as “the first real-time documentary.”
Original Release
10/02/2009
US Release
10/02/2009
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Tariq Ali | Author / Self - Historian |
| Faiysal Alikhan | Director, RSPN / Self - Founder, FIDA |
| Andrew Bacevich | Self - Professor & Author |
| Robert Baer | Self - Former CIA Operative, Middle East |
| Shukria Barakzai | Self - Member of Afghan Parliament |
| Thomas J. Barfield | Self - Professor of Anthropology |
| Ramazan Bashardost | Self - Afghanistan Presidential Candidate |
| Christopher Bentley | Self - United States Marine Corps |
| Linda J. Blimes | Self |
| Pratap Chatterjee | Self - Managing Editor, Corpwatch |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Tariq Ali | Author / Self - Historian |
| Faiysal Alikhan | Director, RSPN / Self - Founder, FIDA |
| Andrew Bacevich | Self - Professor & Author |
| Robert Baer | Self - Former CIA Operative, Middle East |
| Shukria Barakzai | Self - Member of Afghan Parliament |
| Thomas J. Barfield | Self - Professor of Anthropology |
| Ramazan Bashardost | Self - Afghanistan Presidential Candidate |
| Christopher Bentley | Self - United States Marine Corps |
| Linda J. Blimes | Self |
| Pratap Chatterjee | Self - Managing Editor, Corpwatch |
| Juan Cole | Self - Author |
| Steve Coll | Self - President & CEO, New America Foundation |
| Catherine Collins | Self - Co-Author of 'The Man From Pakistan' |
| Jo Comerford | Self - Executive Director, National Priorities Project |
| Carl Conetta | Self - Co-Director, Project On Defense Alternatives |
| Graham Fuller | Self - Former CIA Station Chief, Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Fatana Gailani | Self |
| Erica Gaston | Self - CIVIC (Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict) |
| Anand Krishna Goyal | Self - Afghanistan Correspondent, The Wall Street Journal |
| Robert Grenier | Self - Former CIA Station Chief, Islamabad, Pakistan |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Robert Greenwald | Producer |
| Dallas Dunn | Producer |
| Kim A. Huynh | Producer |
| Ofelia Yanez | Producer |
| Jason Zaro | Producer |
