Will they ever trust us again? By Michael Moore

Will they ever trust us again? Written by Michael Moore. Published by Simon & Schuster, October 2004. This book is a collection of personal letters from soldiers and their families to Michael Moore, letting out their true feelings about the war in Iraq.
The book is very emotional and personal in my opinion, but at the same time very intriguing and political. I found the book powerful and appealing. It explained so much, and at the same time confirmed my opinion on the Iraq war. Michael Moore put together personal letters from the ones that served in Iraq and their families. These are letters full of emotion that talk of patriotism and supporting the troops and a powerful sense of betrayal. I got a strong impression of many people from different backgrounds coming to the same conclusion about the wrongness of the Iraq war. The letters contained information from young men joining the military as a way to solve their economic problems at home, and at the same time being lied to by their militant recruiters. And also how the servicemen and women of the war felt betrayed and abandoned by their leader, the President and his government. I also got introduced to their thoughts and feelings when President Bush declared the war in Iraq as “mission accomplished”. Many explain how they were undertrained, underequipped and hopeless really, during the war. They felt disgusted by their current political leaders.
If you are interested in American politics or politics in general, you will find this book as one of the best there is. That was my reality. The reason is the mixture of the letters from the true people behind this useless war and Michael Moore’s political purpose and influence by publishing these letters. This book was his hope to maybe influencing the election in 2004, as a strong opponent to President Bush and his government.
The book is not written by Michael Moore, it is put together and published by him, but at the same time he organized it and guided us trough the experiences of the ones who wrote the letters. Moore’s own words and political agenda pop up every now and then, which doesn’t make the book very objective. But in my opinion this is not an ordinary book, it is a collection of real feelings by real people, and in that case it is not meant to be objective.
I really learned a lot from this book. The reason is that this isn’t any ordinary politically correct book from a political expert. The sources come from real people fighting for their country and lives on false premises. It makes it so emotional and real and is a must read documentary for any one closely familiar to the Iraq war, and by that I mean everybody.

Ajdin Delalovic