US troops in Iraq speak out about the war

Run time: 07:24 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6B95qrPz1k   Posted on YouTube: September 12, 2008 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: September 13, 2008 By DU Member: Apollo11 Views on DU: 1186

 
This is the first part of a video report made by Sean Smith that shows the life and death of US soldiers (101st Airborne) serving in Iraq during the summer of 2008. The footage is raw and unfiltered. WARNING: curse words are audible!

The report was first shown on BBC TV in the UK on September 10th. It was also shown on the weekly edition of "Newsnight" on BBC America on September 12th. I already made a couple of posts about it on the General Discussion forum.

Part 2 is here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnU0fuzvrTQ

You can also watch the full 17 minute report online via the BBC News website: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/7609592.stm

This new report is the latest in a series of photo and video reports made by Sean Smith. You can find more of them on the website of The Guardian (England's original liberal newspaper): www.guardian.co.uk/world/series/seansmithiraq

Here is another video that was made by Sean Smith back in October 2006: www.guardian.co.uk/video/page/0,,1927660,00.html
The same video is also on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=22pfqQRL7mQ

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Bring them home.

This report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research say that after 10 years of the two wars employment will decrease by almost 1/2 a million jobs, housing costs will go up, and inflation will go up.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/48651/The-Economic-Impact-of-the-Iraq-War-and-Higher-Military-Spending

It is a vastly common misconception amongst many Americans that war helps out an economy. Of course it helps the Military Industrial Complex, but there are more sectors to our economy than that.

Look at Great Britian, once a vast empire, but the effects of World War 2, and the Treaty of Yalta, took them down several notches. No longer did they have their vast empire, and no longer did they have their domestic industrial capacity.

Peace!

What the flip is wrong with you people? :eyes:

C'mon folks -- help me out here! :hi:

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thank you...


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Keep 'em coming! B-)

Thank goodness we didn't have to do three tours.

I wish more Republicans would see this.

Otherwise, I would... thanks for posting this!

Rated on youtube... :redbox::redbox::redbox::redbox::redbox:

Even if it's too late to rec this here on DU - you can still give it a kick and a wave! :hi:

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Best regards - Apollo11 :patriot:

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