[TV] Once upon a time in Iraq

the

New member

Jul 25, 2018

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London

• Jul 26, 2020

• #1

Has anybody else watched this BBC documentary?

It's very well produced, informative, frustrating, sad, and presents you so many unique views from all sides involved in the conflict.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000kxws

 

Algernon

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Sep 9, 2012

2,963

Newmarket.

• Jul 26, 2020

• #2

I've caught a couple of them and they've made me appreciate how lucky I was to be born here and not in/near somewhere so unstable.
That dork caricature Recon Marine Rudy Reyes is such a bell-end, loves the image and publicity. Worst kind of man.

 

vegster

Sanity Clause

May 5, 2008

27,892

• Jul 26, 2020

• #3

the said:

Has anybody else watched this BBC documentary?

It's very well produced, informative, frustrating, sad, and presents you so many unique views from all sides involved in the conflict.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000kxws

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Thanks for the reminder, I meant to watch this but forgot. I heard it was a very powerful documentary series that documents how the entire conflict and breakdown in Iraq touch ordinary people on all sides.

 

Barham's tash

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Jun 8, 2013

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Rayners Lane

• Jul 26, 2020

• #4

vegster said:

Thanks for the reminder, I meant to watch this but forgot. I heard it was a very powerful documentary series that documents how the entire conflict and breakdown in Iraq touch ordinary people on all sides.

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Likewise.

Was also prompted to watch it again when I saw somewhere that it is between 50-53 degrees across the whole country for the next seven days.

How has anyone got the guts for a power struggle and despotic regime in such a brutal climate?!

 

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big nuts

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Jan 15, 2011

4,864

Hove

• Jul 26, 2020

• #5

I’ve see episodes 1-3 and can’t recommend it enough. One of the best documentaries I’ve seen for a long, long time.

 

tonyt

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Feb 23, 2009

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• Jul 26, 2020

• #6

Really excellent series. Highly recommended. A sad and shocking story.

 

Artie Fufkin

like to run

Mar 30, 2008

683

out running

• Aug 9, 2020

• #7

I'm 3 episodes in. Hard not to binge watch all 5 episodes in one sitting. An exceptional documentary series. Essential viewing.

 

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GloryDays

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Jul 5, 2011

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Leyton, E10.

• Aug 9, 2020

• #8

Will check it out. Thanks for the tip.

 

symyjym

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Nov 2, 2009

13,138

Brighton / Hove actually

• Aug 9, 2020

• #9

Yes it was an embarrassment to this country. Putting our soldiers in danger and deceiving the public was criminal.

I maintain that Blair should be taken to the Hague, charged with deception and crimes against peace, and we should practice what we preach when we point our fingers at other leaders around the world.

Double standards and hypocrisy is now being used to attack our integrity on the world stage and we are still suffering the hangover today. Instead of Blair rotting in jail he is still making his appearances in the media insulting all of us when he does. Whenever Iraq is used in a discussion we should be able to say that we dealt with the criminal who took us there, but because we haven't Britain can be accused of terrorism itself which affects us all.

This country would be a better place if we led by example by putting our own criminal, Blair, behind bars. I still hope to see him jailed at some point to right the wrong that we are still paying for in the minds of others.