Actor Christian Bale Finds Drama in China
BLITZER: Let's get right back to Jack for "The Cafferty File" -- Jack.</s>CAFFERTY: The question is: After all of these years, why can't our government bring itself to tell us the truth about Iraq? Kendra in Alabama, "If the Obama administration admits that the Iraq War was a mistake, then they'll have to answer for the three extra years our troops have been there. Also, let's be honest, he will do and say anything to make himself look good for re-election." B.J. in Illinois writes, "They're good liars, and good liars stay with the lie. Question: Why do they have so many secrets? It's supposed to be an open society." Ed in Texas, "Stay alert, Jack. The same Neo-Cons who sold the war in Iraq are hard at work on their next project: a war with Iran." Bonnie in New Jersey, "Seriously, did you use the words 'truth' and 'government' in the same sentence? Whether it's Iraq, bailouts, how many are really unemployed, job creators, et cetera, they think we're all a bunch of blithering idiots who believe anything they tell us. It's like being married to an unfaithful spouse. If I don't caught, it didn't happen." Richard in Texas, "What is our government going to say, oops, sorry, 'Mission Accomplished' nine years later? How did invading Iraq make America a safer place to live? What economic benefit was this war to America?" Bob writes, "Simply put, Jack, the truth hurts. The first thing we did after invading Iraq was protect the oil fields. And as we depart now, we continue that pursuit by protecting the oil fields in southern Iraq. It's always been and always will be about the oil." And Noel writes, "Because it was a mistake. America has gone from being the world's policemen to being the world's mother-in-law. Have you ever known a mother-in-law to admit she made a mistake?" If you want to read more about this, go to my blog, CNN.com/caffertyfile, or through our post on THE SITUATION ROOM'S Facebook page. See you Monday.</s>BLITZER: Yes. See you Monday, Jack. Thanks very much. Let's get to a dramatic car chase right now involving the actor best known for his role as "Batman." The Academy Award-winning actor Christian Bale is in China for the premiere of a film he shot there. He's also highlighting the plight of a blind human rights activist who's been held in his home for more than 15 months, and it all landed Christian Bale in a real-life drama. Here's CNN's Stan Grant.</s>CHRISTIAN BALE, ACTOR: Why can I not go visit this man?</s>STAN GRANT, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Hollywood actor Christian Bale is used to action, but this is no movie set.</s>BALE: We've been stopped.</s>GRANT: Plainclothes Chinese security, who would not identify themselves, determined to stop him and our crew contacting a detained human rights activist.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Watch it, Christian. Watch it.</s>GRANT (on camera): We're trying to get out of here. Once again we've been stopped. We've been stopped right here. And as you can see, they're pushing Christian here. We're just trying to leave peacefully. We're trying to leave peacefully. (voice-over): As we leave, the guards give chase in their car. (on camera): They're still right on our tail. (voice-over): Christian Bale says this is not what he had hoped for. He made an eight-our car journey from Beijing to try to meet a personal hero, the blind, self-taught lawyer Chen Guangcheng.</s>BALE: I'm not being brave doing this. The local people who are standing up to the authorities and insisting on going to visit Chen and his family, and getting beaten up for it, and my understanding is being detained for it and everything, I want to support what they're doing.</s>GRANT: Bale has been in China for the premiere of a film he's made here about the Japanese invasion of Nanjing in the 1930s. Bale could have rolled up the red carpet and left, but the actor whose movie is about suffering and injustice could not leave China without highlighting this real-life struggle. Chen Guangcheng has campaigned against alleged forced abortions and the treatment of villagers in China. In 2006, he was sentenced to more than four years in prison for disrupting traffic and damaging property. He denies those allegations. Chen has not been allowed to leave his home since his release last year. Local Chinese authorities in Shandong Province have his house and local village in lockdown. No one allowed in to see Chen. Authorities here declined to comment on the case. The United States has championed Chen's cause. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has raised his case during past visits to the region. Christian Bale now wants to add whatever weight he can.</s>BALE: I mean, this doesn't come naturally to me, but this was just a situation I said, I can't look the other way.</s>GRANT: Bale has followed CNN's coverage of Chen's case and approached us to try to meet the blind activist. His hopes were high, until this</s>BALE: What I really wanted to do was shake the man's hand and say "Thank you" and tell him what an inspiration he is.</s>GRANT: The Chinese security continued to chase us for more than half an hour. We got away. Chen remains locked in his house. Stan Grant, CNN, Shandong, China.</s>BLITZER: And for our North American viewers, Christian Bale will join John King in the next hour on "JOHN KING USA." You'll want to see that interview. Dramatic stuff under way in China. It's not often you hear of a supermodel being called a game-changer. We're going to show you how this beauty is breaking barriers in underwear.