Restrepo (Sebastian Junger embedded with Troops: Afghanistan)

[Liberation Angel]

Run time: 01:31 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DjqR6OucBc   Posted on YouTube: February 05, 2010 By YouTube Member: RestrepoTheMovie Views on YouTube: 195297   Posted on DU: August 07, 2010 By DU Member: Liberation Angel Views on DU: 502

 
I saw this film last night and read the book which is called "War" by Sebastian Junger - who wrote "The Perfect Storm)

If anyone doubts that this war is a giant mistake and waste of money, men, American socalled goodwill and doubts whether we ought to continue these policies, this film will give you information you need and may not want to hear.

I took my fifteen year old son to see it and he called it "Amazing"

It is also bone chillingly gripping, sad, and at times mortifying. It is not graphic and almost all the footage is of the troops in action in one of the deadliest zones and most dangerous war zones in Afghanistan. According to the film i saw the US withdrew from the Korengal Valley and firebase Restrepo in April 2010. Also, almost 99% of the narrative is either the soldiers themselves on the ground or interviews after they got back (and all do not get back).

See it and decide: can we support Obama in continuing this mess? Our troops are like fish in a barrel and for what? I do not have any idea and it seems insane to me.

But these soldiers tell it from their perspective and it is a very important film.

Take a look around my channel for more important political and historical vids and you can read my comments there on its purpose: here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/LiberationAngels#p/f/12/-DjqR6OucBc