Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror

Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror

2021 1 Seasons ⭐ 7.215
Documentary War & Politics

Modern history can be divided into two time frames: before 9/11 and after 9/11. This five-part docuseries is a cohesive chronicle of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S., offering illuminating perspectives and personal stories of how the catastrophic events of that day changed the course of the nation.

Seasons

1. The System Was Blinking Red

2021-09-01 • ⭐ 7.4

Interviews and chilling archival recordings chronicle the chaos that unfolded during the 9/11 attacks, whose origins can be traced to the 1980s.

2. A Place of Danger

2021-09-01 • ⭐ 7.2

Survivors recount the horrors they endured on 9/11. Immediately after the attacks, George W. Bush begins charting America's aggressive military response.

3. The Dark Side

2021-09-01 • ⭐ 7.222

Learning the hijackers benefitted from gaps in US intelligence, the White House justifies a secret surveillance program and "enhanced interrogation."

4. The Good War

2021-09-01 • ⭐ 7.25

With no cohesive strategy, the war in Afghanistan squanders early successes and backfires, fueling disillusionment, corruption and a Taliban resurgence.

5. Graveyard of Empires

2021-09-01 • ⭐ 7.0

After two decades, the US aims to end its longest-ever war, but its withdrawal threatens to plunge Afghanistan back into repressive, bloody violence.

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