wag the dog

During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.

Comedy ꞏ Drama ꞏ gulf war ꞏ central intelligence agency (cia) ꞏ rape ꞏ usa president ꞏ washington dc ꞏ usa ꞏ government ꞏ war veteran ꞏ election campaign ꞏ presidential election ꞏ staging ꞏ politics ꞏ movie business ꞏ albania ꞏ sex scandal ꞏ senator ꞏ media adviser ꞏ manipulation of the media ꞏ conspiracy ꞏ soldier ꞏ extramarital affair