Will They Ever Trust Us Again? Letters From the War Zone

De: Michael Moore

Narrado por: Michael Moore, Multiple Readers

American soldiers serve willingly. They risk their lives so the rest of us can be safe. The one small thing they ask is that they not be sent into harm's way unless it is absolutely necessary. But after being lied to about weapons of mass destruction and about the connection between al Qaeda and Iraq; after being forced by stop-loss orders to extend their deployment; after being undertrained, underequipped, and overworked long after George Bush declared Iraq "Mission Accomplished", these soldiers have something to say.

From his famous 2003 Oscar acceptance speech to his record-breaking documentary Fahrenheit 9/11, Michael Moore has been an outspoken critic of the Bush administration and the war in Iraq. But in this audiobook, Moore gives the spotlight to the real heroes of protest: the men and women who have fought in Iraq and want the American public to know how they feel about their mission and their Commander in Chief. Moore also fields letters from veterans of other wars and mothers, wives, and siblings of our soldiers in the field. They also express their anger and frustration, their tears and pain, and their hopes and prayers.

Impassioned, accessible, and moving, these are letters that reveal the true hearts and minds of the men, women, and families on the front line.

©2004 Michael Moore (P)2004 Simon & Schuster Inc. AUDIOWORKS is an imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio Division, Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Reseñas de la Crítica

• Audie Award Finalist, Multi-voiced Performance, 2005

Michael Moore fan, but skip this

I'm a big fan of Michael Moore & my politics are largely aligned with his. I've liked his other books, likewise his movies. But there's something about this piece that feels a little generic and repetitive. To me, listening to this book felt more like Michael Moore's words put into the mouths of people writing him. I doubt this is the case, but I was looking forward to a more revealing look inside soldiers' lives and the lives of their families. Instead I found a lot of political passion conveyed through letters.

So, I can't say I really recommend this to you even if you're a Michael Moore fan. Then again, it was good background noise while I did the dishes. Not worth $20, but if you've got a book left in your balance to spare and just looking for some lightweight listening, this might be worth it your while...

Will They Ever Trust Us Again

It is what it is. Those who support Bush will hate it - those with relatives and friends involved in the war will welcome it. It is emotional, war is emotional !

Just okay

I know the point Moore is trying to make here but to me, it seems as if he's using the soldiers to help further justify his cause. Don't get me wrong, the book is good as it details some of the many sad stories that these young brave soldiers go through (and the folks at home should know the exact conditions that we put our soldiers through) but then again, we all know war is bad and I'm pretty sure that many of these soldiers knew what risks were when they enlisted to begin with.

Finally our troops can speak the truth

This is a devasting collection of letters from men and women in our armed forces. Their observations and feelings on our current state, from 1/2 way around the world is startling and insightful.
Naturally, the "kneejerkers" will rail against this without ever reading a page of it.
It's too bad because they are shutting out the voices of Americas "true patriots"...our troops.

Ways You Can Support Our Troops

Rather than simply give my opinion of this great collection of letters from troops and their families, I offer a paraphrased excerpt from the Appendix of <B><U>Will They Ever Trust Us Again?</U></B>

Ways you can support our troops:

Homes for Our Troops at homesforourtroops.org - their mission is to build specially adapted homes for our severely disabled soldiers and their families.

The Wounded Warrior Project at unitedspinal.org - seeks to assist those men and women of our armed forces who have been severely injured.

Fisher House at fisherhouse.org - the Fisher House program is a private/public partnership that supports America's military in their time of need.

Give the gift of groceries at commissaries.com.

Send books. If you would like to send books to soldiers yourself, check out booksforsoldiers.com, where soldiers will post requests for books they'd like to get their hands on and all you have to do is pick a soldier to send a book to.

Operation Uplink at operationuplink.org - you can donate calling cards, so military families can stay in touch during their extended separations.

Operation Hero Miles at heromiles.org - through Operation Hero Miles, you can donate your airline miles to American soldiers so they can get home to visit with their families.

United Services Organization (USO) Care Packages - [phone] - at usometrodc.org - you can donate money to the USO to help sponsor care packages sent to the troops through their site.

Armed Forces Emergency Relief Funds at afrtrust.org - helps the soldiers and families with paying for food and rent, medical and dental expenses, personal needs when pay is delayed, and funeral expenses.

Red Cross - helping military families at redcross.org. Contact your local Red Cross chapter and find out how you can help with military families in your area who are struggling in this time of war.

Thank you to all men and women in uniform for their service.

THANKS MIKE

Would you listen to Will They Ever Trust Us Again? Letters From the War Zone again? Why?

YES

What was one of the most memorable moments of Will They Ever Trust Us Again? Letters From the War Zone?

TOTAL CONTENT

What about Michael Moore and Multiple Readers ’s performance did you like?

THE FACT THAT THEY ARE REAL LETTERS FROM REAL SOLDIERS

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I AM FAMILIAR WITH MICHAELS VIEWS

Any additional comments?

HOPE MIKE CONTINUES TO BRING THE TRUTH TO PEOPLE

Grateful

Thanks for the beautiful letters, Keep the fight

Almost to sad to describe

WARNING, do not listen to this book while driving as it is very hard to control a car while you are crying or are furious or BOTH!

People love to rant about Moore and his books & movies, but here the troops bravely dare to speak for themselves. Many of the contributors insisted that their names be used at great risk to themselves. You need to hear this, but I warn you that it will break your heart.

Do not let those mindlessly "God and Country" types fool you. What you will hear in this book is the true personal cost of war. You will also hear that the Iraqis don't want us there. You will also hear that this war was a mistake and we never should have gone in there in the first place. Iraq was not a threat; Iran is! Osama is!

If you cannot imagine being "stop loss" forced (to stay in the service after your enlistment period is up) to fight and perhaps die for a war you do not believe in, read this book. If you don't remember VietNam, here is VietNam II unfolding from the mouths of our precious youth who are doing the suffering and the dying.

Moore is to be commended for giving our troops their voice; the deployed troops are the expert opinion we need to listen to as they are there living this horror every day.

Not a Must-Hear; a Need-Hear.

Whether you agree or disagree with the war in Iraq, the words from the troops on the front lines in Iraq carry more weight than any Bush or Kerry rhetoric back home. If indeed you truly do support our troops, you should be open to - and want to - hear what they have to say. But be prepared: this is not easy listening for a person on either side of the Iraq debate.

shame on you reviewers

It amazes me how many people have given the review for Michael Moore when the body of work is from our soldiers out in Iraq fighting for our freedom. Thats not something I can give less than five stars for. And that they have had the courage to not accept the lies that they have been told, seeing from the frontlines exactly what is going on and trying to impart this information back to us at home, that doesn't seem like something to attack to me but to uphold and honor. Shame on you reviewers for putting your politics and beliefs in front of their lives.