Director insists ` ` ' '' ' ` ` a fair portrait of the man , '' is empathetic . He 's ` ` rivalry to be stronger than his father '' helped prompt the war , Stone said . Stone says he is anti - war , has concerns about torture , ` ` stripping of liberties '' ` ` ! , '' a biopic of President Bush , hits theaters Friday .
Director insists `` W. '' presents `` a fair portrait of the man , '' is empathetic . Bush 's `` rivalry to be stronger than his father '' helped prompt Iraq war , Stone says . Stone says he is anti-war , has concerns about torture , `` stripping of liberties '' `` W. , '' a biopic of President Bush , hits theaters Friday .