Summary The overall game plan of the USMC and reasoning behind counter-insurgency is dissected from the C.O., and higher-up, points of view. Marine Grunts testify to their need to be both police officers and welfare workers, despite their training as the world's most elite fighting force. Marine's interactions with Iraqis are shown, highlighting examples like giving candy to kids, helping teachers out with school supplies, and going door to door for humanitarian aid as well as risk assessment. The Marine's become willing to learn about the customs, language, food and culture of the locals in order to better execute their mission. First hand accounts discuss the historical significance as The Corps must keep track of all the newly disseminated information. They establish a monumental database, check IDs, train Iraqis, and protect the Iraqi people caught in Al Qaeda's brutal crossfire. Marines address their inner conflict of arming the enemy, and the difficulty of sometimes not knowing how to differentiate who is good or bad. The death of their team members, killed in action, leads to a deep betrayal Marines often felt, as some of their trust eroded away. Sometimes they wrestled with apathy, stopped caring and became numbed to the cause, after experiencing the significant trauma of combat. The Iraqi interpreter and some of Dark's own relatives discuss counter-insurgency from the Iraqi point of view.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Bf Zack Bailey Debra Auton Dan Whisnant
Genres : War Documentary
Countries of origin : United States
Filming locations : Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Production companies : Blue Falcon Productions FOB Black
Summary The overall game plan of the USMC and reasoning behind counter-insurgency is dissected from the C.O., and higher-up, points of view. Marine Grunts testify to their need to be both police officers and welfare workers, despite their training as the world's most elite fighting force. Marine's interactions with Iraqis are shown, highlighting examples like giving candy to kids, helping teachers out with school supplies, and going door to door for humanitarian aid as well as risk assessment. The Marine's become willing to learn about the customs, language, food and culture of the locals in order to better execute their mission. First hand accounts discuss the historical significance as The Corps must keep track of all the newly disseminated information. They establish a monumental database, check IDs, train Iraqis, and protect the Iraqi people caught in Al Qaeda's brutal crossfire. Marines address their inner conflict of arming the enemy, and the difficulty of sometimes not knowing how to differentiate who is good or bad. The death of their team members, killed in action, leads to a deep betrayal Marines often felt, as some of their trust eroded away. Sometimes they wrestled with apathy, stopped caring and became numbed to the cause, after experiencing the significant trauma of combat. The Iraqi interpreter and some of Dark's own relatives discuss counter-insurgency from the Iraqi point of view.
Genres : War Documentary
Countries of origin : United States
Filming locations : Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Production companies : Blue Falcon Productions FOB Black
