"Forty years ago this country went down a rabbit hole in Vietnam and millions died. I fear we're going down a rabbit hole once again - and if people can stop and think and reflect on some of the ideas and issues in this movie, perhaps I've done some damn good here!"

Errol Morris is alerting us of the dangers of duplicating the mistakes of the past. He is describing the Vietnam War, which lasted for over a years and led to countless deaths. He is recommending that we remain in risk of making the same errors once again, and he hopes that his motion picture will assist individuals to believe and assess the problems and concepts it provides. He wants to ensure that we do not go down the exact same rabbit hole as we did forty years ago, and he hopes that his motion picture will assist to avoid this from happening. He thinks that if his film can help individuals to think and reflect, then he has done some great.