Charlie Wilson's War (#23)

Mark and Cory talk about Charlie Wilson's War, a film about one of the biggest CIA covert operations in history. They talk about a remarkable man who could 'strut while sitting down', how covert something really can be if it's being covered in the media, the thrill of assembling a majority on the committee, and whether wonder weapons win wars.

And in a special bonus segment (hello, War Movie Theatre!), they talk about whether the events in this film changed the course of the Cold War.

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Our theme tune is “Monkeys Spinning Monkeys” by Kevin MacLeod/incompetech.com and licensed under the Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.

Next time, we're watching Crossing The Floor. Check out its amazing cast, including Tom Wilkinson here, and watch it on YouTube here.