Alessandra Stanley, The New York Times
... Obama’s War gives viewers a glimpse of what trying to defeat the Taliban -- again -- really entails. … A focused look at a dismally complex and intractable conflict. …
Hank Stuever, The Washington Post
... It is a frank and even fatalistic primer. … You'll be exactly up to speed on the issues when Obama’s War is over, and thoroughly filled with dread about what happens now.
Joanna Weiss, The Boston Globe
… With this clear-eyed and unsentimental view, Frontline invites respect for the risks and demands of foreign reporting. … More importantly, it gives us admiration -- and a great degree of sympathy -- for the Marines under fire.
Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times
… Obama’s War, a top-notch report with ace correspondent Martin Smith, tries to give both sides in the debate a fair shake. …
Joanne Ostrow, The Denver Post
A strong season premiere places the viewer in the midst of the seemingly impossible task of counterinsurgency. … Some of the most jaw-dropping war footage on record.
Verne Gay, Newsday
This is a sprawling documentary that explores many issues. … [A] spectacular piece of explanatory reporting. …
Cynthia Fuchs, PopMatters.com
… intelligent and unsettling …
Andrew Ryan, The Globe and Mail (Canada)
… a long-overdue primer explaining the how and why of the ongoing conflict. …
Roger Catlin, Hartford Courant
... brutal and immediate ...