stunned that he supported the iraq war

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sadafj50 — 9 years ago(April 29, 2016 01:49 PM)

I was very young when this movie came out so I only saw it for the first time in my thirties.
I was shocked after watching this movie that Tom Cruise supported the Iraq War.
Do actors not learn anything from the movie roles they play? His character was so anti-war in the end. How could he not realize the horrors that the Iraq War would have?
Or, did he just forget given the number of years between 1989 when this movie came out and 2002/2003 when Iraq war started?

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mikeyg24 — 9 years ago(May 21, 2016 03:49 AM)

Well many believe communism was merely a political threat; Saddam was a violent one. Big difference! To think that disbelief in one war precludes belief in another is facile thinking!
Hey! You're not old enough to drink! Now go and die for your country!!!

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degree7 — 9 years ago(June 08, 2016 04:43 PM)

Tom Cruise is a delusional nutjob, anything he does or says should be viewed with skepticism.
~ I'm a 21st century man and I don't wanna be here.

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manlistowel — 9 years ago(September 11, 2016 10:44 PM)

cruise supported the "war" in iraq because he knows the powers that be do whatever they want and get away with it
it was suicide for any celebrity to oppose it especially after 9/11