Summary Of Charlie Wilson's War

Charlie Wilson’s War is a movie which is based on a true story. This film portrays this story with a comedic and a fun appeal. Film director Mike Nichols, and film writer, Aaron Sorkin creates a film which together which focuses on making politics and war easier to understand and an entertaining experience. This movie tells a story about how a Congressman, a sassy socialite, and a C.I.A. agent team together to raise the money and support to semi-secretly affect a part of the world.
The story begins with Charlie Wilson, a Democrat who represented Texas’s Second Congressional District in the House of Representatives was staying in Las Vegas and relaxing with women, drinking alcohol, and having a great time. His secretary is made up of beautiful
The President of Pakistan explains they do not want empty words and they need weapons to fight back against the forces of the Soviet Union. The President persuades Charlie to visit the camps which are tending to the wounded and discovers what is truly happening. Charlie Wilson returned home determined to raise awareness and support for the freedom fighters of Afghanistan.
Shortly afterwards, Charlie Wilson meets with Gust a C.I.A agent and discusses about what is and schemes a plan to meet and speak with the president of Israel. Later, they set up a meeting with president of Israel, Pakistan, and a belly dancer to gain the approval to raise the money to support their cause.
Charlie Wilson, Joan Herring, and Gus manage to raise from 5million to 1 billion dollars in taxes to semi-secretly supply the weapons. Afghanistan used their new weapons to take down the armed helicopters, tanks, and the Russians forces. The war between Afghanistan and the Soviet Union finally ended.
The U.S. did not retrieve the weapons they lend to Afghanistan, and leads to a tragic event known as 9/11/ The movie briefly mentions Charlie blames himself for