Every once in a while, a film comes along that I believe should be required viewing for every U.S. citizen, especially if you want to remain a citizen. That may sound harsh, but after viewing "No End in Sight", which is extremely and necessarily harsh in dissecting the Iraq war, we all need to learn a few lessons from this and ratchet up our outrage.

Charles Ferguson has directed and Campbell Scott has narrated a gripping, shocking and remarkable documentary about what went wrong in Iraq. I literally sat there with my mouth hanging open throughout most of this expose, aghast at what I was hearing. Yes, we've known much of this for a long time --- Bush and his close advisors drummed up false information about WMDs and lied to the American public. But to actually watch key personnel interviewed about these atrocities is so much worse.

Let's get this straight ---- these are not Democrats lining up to bear their souls. These are former Bush administration officials who are giving us the scoop ----- people like Richard Armitage, General Jay Garner, Barbara Bodine and Colonel Paul Hughes. These individuals were dedicated to doing their jobs and doing them well. They wanted this effort to succeed, and it may have initially, had it not been for some major blunders by non-experienced people like Paul Bremer (who refused to be interviewed for this documentary) who went to Baghdad, and dismissed them and their ideas summarily.

We are informed of three major decisions made by Bremer almost immediately upon arriving in Baghdad. One of those fateful decisions was that the U.S. Army already in place would not interfere with the looting, which grew totally out of hand, destroying much of their culture and heritage, and eventually ruining much of the infrastructure of Baghdad. Another disastrous decision was to disband the Iraqi army, much against the recommendation of Col. Hughes who had been negotiating with their generals to keep them in place to maintain order. Consequently, there were then a half million disillusioned, angry men out of work and out of money. Ferguson then makes the strong connection between that horrible decision and the rise of the insurgents.

It does not matter what your political affiliations are. When the young, articulate, handsome marine, Seth Moulton, who is also interviewed throughout the film, expresses his disgust with the entire operation (and this from someone who was initially gung-ho to do his duty), you know that there is "No End in Sight".

Opinion: Strong See It Now!