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I have seen many Iraq war documentaries. This, by far, is the most intense and one of the best.



The reporter records the first resistance fighters that arose after the American occupation. Later he is given a propaganda tape to show by Zarqawi himself. At one point he is nearly executed by Zarqawi's forces, but saved as the men he first filmed bargained for his life.



There is footage of Haifa street as it is overrun by Zarqawi's forces. The journalist also relates what the American troops go through, and the decisions they must make, as he is stationed with them. Often, you see what the soldier sees, as he films the troops engaged with the resistance fighters in Fallujah.



By far, this documentary shows the horror of war in greater detail than any other war documentary I have seen. I also appreciated how the journalist explained how he was changed by his experiences.



The documentary shows how Zarqawi's men were willing to even sacrifice their own lives with suicide attacks, and footage of car bombs and other attacks are shown.



There were only a few scenes I had difficulty watching because of the graphic violence. This is as close to seeing what it would have been like to actually be there during the war. The journalist used a hand held camera and got some very intense footage.



The U.S. had no plan after the fall of Baghdad, and lacked sufficient troop numbers to maintain order. Many would say we should have never been in Iraq in the first place. The fall of Saddam lead to a power vacuum, and chaos ensued as Zarqawi's forces took control.



This documentary shows how violent and cruel war is. It reinforced to me that America or any nation should have a just reason to go to war in the first place.



Yes, Sadaam, was an evil man. It was a good thing he was taken out. No weapons of mass destruction were ever found, and the American military lacked a proper plan to deal with the ensuing chaos brought about by the destruction of the Iraqi government and institutions.



The film does a good job showing how the many Iraqi civilian deaths brought about by U.S. Forces further fueled the fire and lead to the rise of resistance groups and suicide terror tactics used by Zarqawi's men.









- November 1, 2017An Intense Depiction of The Chaos and Violence That Ensued During America's Occupation of Iraq