A staggering portrait of arrogance and incompetence; the documentary No End in Sight avoids the question of why the U.S. invaded Iraq in 2003; choosing instead to focus on the war's aftermath--and meticulously examine the chain of decisions that led Iraq into a grotesque state of lawlessness and civil war. Drawing from interviews with top generals; administration officials; journalists; and soldiers who were in the thick of the war itself; No End in Sight lays out a gripping story; as suspenseful as any Hollywood movie; accompanied by terrifying footage of firefights and explosions more vivid than any special effects. Unfortunately; there is no happy ending. If the documentary has a weakness; it's the shortage of voices trying to defend the administration policies (perhaps unsurprisingly; policymakers like Dick Cheney; Donald Rumsfeld; and Paul Wolfowitz declined to be interviewed). But the testimony (presented by administration insiders and officials in Iraq; both military and civilian) argues that; despite contrary analysis and experienced advice against its actions; the top brass of the Bush administration made decisions (that aggravated already existing problems and created devastating new ones. No End in Sight builds its case one voice at a time and avoids the grandstanding that undercuts Michael Moore's work; instead; the gradual accumulation of simple facts--presented with weary resignation; earnest outrage; and restrained anger--results in a compelling condemnation of one of the worst blunders the U.S. has ever made. --Bret Fetzer