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Essay / Charlie Wilson's War Essay - 786
J .CoxRossEconomics-6April 17, 2014Charlie Wilson's WarThe film opens with the extraordinary achievements of Charlie Wilson, a man who is said to be truly important in the 'history. They say that "without Charlie, the story would be extremely and sadly different." This film is set in the 80s and is based on the true story of Charlie Wilson. Mr. Wilson was a US Representative, a Congressman to be exact. In the film, we see that Wilson is more interested in partying than legislating. His life thus highlights a federal investigation focusing more on allegations of cocaine use. This investigation was led by U.S. Attorney Rudy Giulani and the outcome of the investigation did not result in any charges. After his investigation, Joanne, a close "friend", persuades Charlie to help the Afghan people and visit the Pakistani government. Despite his drunkenness, his drug addiction and his love for women, Charlie worked hard. When he discovered how little the United States was doing to oppose the Soviets in the Cold War hot zone, he was determined to help and make a difference. After returning home, Charlie led an effort to increase funding for Muj. Meanwhile, Charlie befriended CIA agent Gust Avrakotos and his group to come up with a strategy that could help improve them, including a method to oppose the Soviet gunship . . This group included many CIA members, including a young officer named Michael Vickers who played a key role in arming the "resistance" to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Charlie's skillful political tactics for this major CIA funding and agent The careful planning of the Avrakotos group turned the Soviet occupation into a deadly situation with their heavy fighting...... middle of paper...... Herring, herself guilty, Wilson called for a bill he had orchestrated many years ago. , to provoke a whole range of alertness. The activities of Wilsons and Herring did not fall within its jurisdiction. He used his power to draw attention to his bill. These actions that were done led to many problems in the Soviet empire, Afghanistan, such as the freedom of nations called satellites. Charlie once said, “These things happened. They were glorious and they changed the world... and then we fucked. until the end of the game. "His actions allowed our society to continue and saved the human race from annihilation. He prevented the Soviet Union from making the despicable decision to use nuclear weapons that would have led to to mass destruction This leaves the question of whether our government really cares about the world and would leave it in their hands...