Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Path to War and the portrayal of LBJ

I would never want to be president especially after watching "Path to War". It seems that even a man of morals and decency cannot win. No matter what you do (as president) people will disagree and there will be conflicts. It's human nature. "Path to War" made me feel for LBJ. He is portrayed as sensetive man (as shown by his remorse for the death of the pilot). He was simply a man between a rock and a hard place. He made decisions and whether they were right or wrong, he chose them (or at least this film depicted him as chosing them) because it is what he felt was best. I really enjoyed watching "Path to War" because it once again brings about a different perspective. Each day we are bombarded with the wrongs of our presidents, past and present. It is rare that a president is portrayed in a flattering light when he was involved in an event that was/is considered a low point in U.S. history. It is rare that we are shown the inner conflicts of emotions from our President and how they meant well. I thought this was another interesting point of view that doesn't really oppose a view but rather adds depth to all of them. One cannot make a good judgement without looking at all view points. "Path to War" conveys that although there were wrong choices, not all the leaders were evil and there was good intentions present.

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