The Iraq War
There have been plenty of movies about the war that has defined generations of Americans. Hollywood has spun out any number of narratives about the Iraq War from the glorified heist movie Three Kings to the glorified propaganda of American Sniper.
But none have fully delved into the way oil played a central role in the war planning and attempts to privatize the oil sector after the invasion—or the aftermath and how oil continues to factor into struggles in the region to this day. There’s a lot to still mine there at the intersection of government interests and private profits. Plus, the military is the world’s biggest institutional carbon emitter. Looking at it through the lens of war would be a powerful way to shed light on a serious subject.
