Once Upon A Time In Iraq

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basilrobbie

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Is anyone else watching this?

It's difficult to watch, knowing that they pulled off this clusterfuck on purpose.
 
basilrobbie said:
Is anyone else watching this?

It's difficult to watch, knowing that they pulled off this clusterfuck on purpose.
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FFS Robbie, I was just about to start a thread on this. Next thing I'll be turning into a left-wing commie like you.

Very difficult to watch and confirms what we already knew/suspected that toppling Saddam wasn't the wrong thing to do but not having any semblance of a plan of what to do next was absolutely criminal.

The thing that stood out the other week is how the US military stood and watched as looting/mayhem went haywire and they only thing they did was protect the Ministry of Oil. That kinda showed the priority.
 
Cleveleys boy said:
I'll watch this on iPlayer later. Sounds interesting 👌
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Cleveleys, it was Part 2, make sure you watch last week's first.

Bollie, I agree, and what was worst was that senior figures continued to argue that all was going swimmingly long after it was blatantly obvious that it was anything but.

BBC I-Player also has a three part documentary on "The Rise of the Nazis" at the moment. It is a repeat, but very interesting.
 
it still amazes me that people moan about the licence fee. Its superb value, the Vietnam 10 part doc I watched was worth it alone.
 
It's probably one of the finest pieces of film making I've ever seen.
Utterly heartbreaking, harrowing & breathtaking.
It should be compulsory viewing.
It shows exactly why the world is in such a mess on the back of these 'wars'

The documentary maker also made
'Exodus: Our Journey' about the migrant crisis, which was also amazing, but it's dropped off iPlayer for now.
 
GTFsTwinBrother said:
Brill, thanks for that
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I saw it on the BBC. Stunning and took you from the French occupation and the battle of Dien Bien Phu where 250,000 Vietnamese carried heavy weapon through the mountains to pummel the French, through to the U.S. dipping their toes and becoming immersed and historical audio tapes where both Lyndon Johnson and Nixon (whilst serving) spoke candidly about not being able to win. The US seemed to be teetering on the edge and the fall of Saigon is some of the most dramatic footage ever recorded. The cinematography, music and atmosphere is spine tingling. The 1st and last war where cameras are on the front line. End of part 9 it states the number of US deaths (to a certain date) and Marvin Gaye what's going on starts up, chillingly brilliant. They resolve of the Vietnamese was also amazing, despite more bombs falling on the Ho Chi Minh trail than the whole arsenal dropped in WW2 it was never shut for more than 2 days.
 
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