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Charlie Wilson's War | Based on a True Story (2016x17)

Air date: Apr 28, 2016

The movie Charlie Wilson’s War gets its own title incorrect. It is about something that was not so much Wilson’s War, so much as Reagan’s War, but the movie simply wants to deny that altogether. ------------------------------------------------------------ more videos: previous: https://youtu.be/JHa7XZlRKIo related: https://youtu.be/47hk1GDoPNU ------------------------------------------------------------ references: http://www.chasingthefrog.com/reelfaces/charliewilsonswar.php http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2008/01/whos_war_separating_fact_from.html http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/trial/reels/films/list/0_49_9 http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/45974 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Wilson%27s_War#Historical_accuracy http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17580376 The True Story Behind Charlie Wilson’s War. History Channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hU3r4q5CV8 ------------------------------------------------------------ SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=CynicalCypher88 contribute to my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CynicalHistorian LET'S CONNECT: https://www.facebook.com/cynicalcypher88 https://twitter.com/Cynical_History ------------------------------------------------------------ wiki: Charlie Wilson's War is a 2007 American comedy-drama film, based on the story of U.S. Congressman Charlie Wilson and CIA operative Gust Avrakotos, whose efforts led to Operation Cyclone, a program to organize and support the Afghan mujahideen during the Soviet–Afghan War. The film was directed by Mike Nichols (his final film) and written by Aaron Sorkin, who adapted George Crile III's 2003 book Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History. Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, and Philip Seymour Hoffman starred, with Amy Adams and Ned Beatty in supporting roles. It was nominated for five Golden Globe Awards, including Be