Let's Talk Iraq -- Sunday, Sept. 9

Three local branches of nationwide progressive organizations are sponsoring a community discussion on ending the Iraq War. The event will be held after the 4:10 p.m. showing of the film "No End in Sight" at Galaxy Cinema in Cary on Sunday, September 9.

NC Peace Action, Triangle Green Party, and Progressive Democrats of America are the sponsors of the discussion. Gerald Surh, professor of history at N.C. State University, will moderate.

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" provides a candid retelling of events following the fall of Baghdad in 2003, as told 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), Lawrence Wilkerson (former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell), and General Jay Garner (in charge of the occupation of Iraq through May 2003) as well as Iraqi civilians, American soldiers, and prominent analysts.

The film 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 issues and facts behind the Bush administration's decisions.

To learn more about the "No End in Sight" discussion, contact Kim Yaman or Jon Morgan at Galaxy Cinema: 919-463-9959 by phone, or via e-mail at mygalaxycinema(at)gmail.com. For directions and general information: www.mygalaxycinema.com