Cannon Fodder - Iraq

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  • Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
  • Aug 2004
    Outgunned and under-resourced, the new Iraqi security force is forced to operate in hopelessly inadequate conditions. We join them on patrol.
    A group of soldiers crouch down beside their car. It's morning in Baghdad. Already 27 soldiers have been wounded in a three hour battle with the resistance. As attacks like this show, the insurrection in Iraq is far from over. The new police force is regarded by many as an American proxy. "America uses Iraqis to strike Iraqis," complains Moqtada al-Sadr's spokesman, Abdul Hadi Al-Daraji. The police are seen as an easy target and their stations come under daily attack. Many officers lack even uniforms and arm themselves with weapons confiscated from rebels. This lack of resources forces them to rely on the Americans for back-up. But working with the US endangers them further. As one Iraqi soldier explains: "Whenever foreign forces are present, our post gets attacked."
    Produced by SBS/Dateline
    Distributed by Journeyman Pictures

КОМЕНТАРІ • 36

  • @craighaldane-gy3mk
    @craighaldane-gy3mk Рік тому +8

    Should of never been there in the 1st place.our governments in the UK and US should of been held accountable for that illegal war.
    There was no reason for any coalition troops to enter Iraq.
    I really feel for the people of Iraq.
    Our soldiers done the best they could
    They aren't trained to be a police force or occupation force their trained for war and peer on peer battles not this whatever it was.
    Respect to all you vets who served their.

    • @shelayashawn8790
      @shelayashawn8790 Місяць тому

      Interference, thats what,I'm sure the arabs can sort their own problems out,without foreign involvement

  • @OttoMaddock
    @OttoMaddock 17 років тому +4

    good vid - sheds light on the ppp (piss-poor planning) of the mission and the resulting futility of the situation.

  • @Admodeus
    @Admodeus Рік тому +2

    Why did Iraq not follow the same fate as Afghanistan?

    • @28goldenboy
      @28goldenboy 23 дні тому +1

      Great question. One must first understand the region of both countries. Geography, culture, and people are very different. In Iraq, there's a more centralized culture and national pride. The opposite in Afghanistan. For example, there are different factions and tribes that govern themselves. No sense of national identity and literacy rates are extremely low.

  • @8G00SE8
    @8G00SE8 16 років тому +1

    Why have they put up a video from August 2004, one year after the coalition destroyed the iraqi army and police, there going to be abit rubbish arent they.
    Fast forward to April 2008 and they've destroyed the mahdi army and al qauda in iraq, al sadrs run off crying to iran and is now trying to disarm his militia to become a politition.

  • @tycddt
    @tycddt 12 років тому +6

    cannon fodder was, and is damn right

  • @sploggon
    @sploggon 15 років тому +2

    Did they see then that they were being used as canon fodder for the yanks? ...

  • @nincsjonev
    @nincsjonev 14 років тому +2

    @WTAnderson18 i think they shoot from whenever they can

  • @James1803
    @James1803 15 років тому +2

    I didnt think it could my dad who was a US army ranger says that an rpg cant penetrate an Abrahms or a bradely. He did say a stryker would be in trouble if it hit straight on the sides or the back ramp but a glancing blow or one to the slooped front wouldnt do much.

  • @agent4051
    @agent4051 14 років тому +1

    It's sad they consider that pickup truck a military, it wouldn't ever be considered a police vehicle in the U.S.

  • @MysteriousDoor
    @MysteriousDoor 15 років тому +1

    6 weeks. Marine basic training. little over one month, and then were off to war.

  • @9k940
    @9k940 Рік тому +1

    التعليقات قديمه وين صفه بيكم اوكت

  • @ElProblemo1
    @ElProblemo1 5 місяців тому

    11:08 they are not that smart.
    13:52 some of the best looking regs ever
    15:15 they done it to themselves

  • @TheCommanderNZ
    @TheCommanderNZ 11 років тому +1

    Damn, I came here to post Cannon Fodder lyrics but I was beaten to it two years ago!

  • @SuburbanNinja8000
    @SuburbanNinja8000 15 років тому

    I know we need our troops or Terrorist need to leave. (its MuslimNinjaAssassin) Its even saids in the Quran(2:11) When it is said to them, Make not Mischief in the land, They say:We are but peacemakers (2:12)Now surely they are the Mischief -makers, but they Perceive not.
    That can work both ways... shutting up.

  • @Redmond91
    @Redmond91 17 років тому

    8 m1a1 tanks im no expert on american tanks but i know it takes alot of fucking firepower to take one of those out firpower that a rpg or artillery shell used for a ied do not have same with armoured vehicles

  • @James1803
    @James1803 15 років тому

    Basic Combat Training for the US army is only 9 weeks where are you getting 18 months from? lol I will say that the IA and IP are under equipped but undertrained nah not really.

  • @sturnfield7783
    @sturnfield7783 15 років тому

    well, what about blocking the air intake for the engine.
    And everything is a weapon...

  • @alikream999aa3
    @alikream999aa3 Рік тому

    مقتدر الصدر هو المقاوم الاول والابرز ويكاد يكون الاوحد ، رفض كل العروض والمغربات الامريكية وقاوم ومن معه من ابناء جيش المهدي ولواء اليوم الموعود وكانت مدينة الصدر من ابرز المدن التي قاومت الاحتلال الامريكي حيث كبدت الاحتلال المئات من جنوده والعشرات من الظبابات والهمرات ..
    المجد للمقاومين الاحرار والخلود والرحمة للشهداء الابطال .
    واللعنة على عملاء الإحتلال من حزب الدعوة وفيلق بدر والمجلس الاعلى وعبد العزيز الحكيم وابنه ونوري المالكي وعلى مرجعيات السوء التي قبلت بالاحتلال مثل السيستاني وغيره .

  • @xymoriintus
    @xymoriintus Рік тому

    7:06 every thing he said is 💯 facts unfortunately

  • @kraizil
    @kraizil 13 років тому

    10 push ups and sit ups smh is that suppose to be alot ?

  • @hornypervert3781
    @hornypervert3781 6 років тому

    Assassination does not work on cheap units.

  • @sniperRobert
    @sniperRobert 14 років тому

    @WTAnderson18 yes they do...

  • @MysteriousDoor
    @MysteriousDoor 15 років тому

    Training is continued, but its generaly accepted that the u.s. has the best main attack force.
    The extra training that we get to go to iraq is for fighting in desert conditions. I think living in it for your whole life could help you.

  • @wiggy1988
    @wiggy1988 17 років тому

    8 tanks destroyed? I smell bullshit

  • @اجمللحضه-ش9ت
    @اجمللحضه-ش9ت 2 роки тому

    Can you post videos in Wasit?

  • @عمرعلي-ج3ذ4ص
    @عمرعلي-ج3ذ4ص 10 місяців тому +1

    كنت اخدم مع الفرقة المدرعة الاولى والخيالة في الاعظمية فوج ٣٠١ الاعظمية

  • @James1803
    @James1803 15 років тому +1

    I think Insurgents can only get their hands on the RPG-7 and I dont think that can penetrate an Abrahms... I dont think that can even penetrate a bradley or stryker.

  • @RoyalDog214
    @RoyalDog214 15 років тому

    Wow this was like 5 years ago.

  • @psygn0sis
    @psygn0sis 15 років тому

    We need to turn that whole place into glass.