Why almost 150 years after his death Abraham Lincoln remains a subject of controversy? Why did Lincoln violate the Constitution and abused civil liberties? Why was Abraham Lincoln one of the most hated President's whose very election divided the country and caused a secession of the South? Why even today many consider Lincoln a social tyrant and many, including African-American leaders, do not give him any credit for the liberation of slaves? Why is the Civil War still considered to have been fought for economic reasons? Why does every war America fights resemble Civil War?

Why 1864, the year of Lincoln's reelection, is so strikingly similar to 2004? Why is Lincoln considered to be one of the most uncompromising figures in the American politics?

Why did media declare an open war on Lincoln and his policies? What is the legacy of the war that cost more than 600 thousand lives?

The Wounded Warrior answers these questions by placing the contemporary in the context of historic and by examining the Idea of Expanding Freedom.

The war on terror and its legitimacy, the increasing role of spirituality and an opposition to it, the issue of civil liberties, media's involvement and many other contemporary issues that divide our nation today are related to Lincoln's vision in an attempt to clarify them for us. The experiences of today are masterfully related to strikingly similar experiences of one of the most important periods of the American history- the Civil War.

As Lincoln related his philosophy to the ideas of the Founding Fathers the film in a balanced way examines the philosophy of George W. Bush in relation to the ideas of Lincoln and draws strong parallels between two periods of the country at war that prolonged beyond any expectations and a society divided on all major issues.