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Anti insurgency movie?

posted 16 years ago by Owiman
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I dont really understand the guys who complain and say this is a anti war, america, or left wing propaganda. I think the marines come away pretty good. The insurgents however, I dont think the filmmakers really have any proof that they wanted this to happen so they could use it in propaganda. Yet again, if you initiate urban conflict, there will be civilian casualties.

The marines had their ROE, if they had called in an airstrike on the houses where the shooting came from, noone would have cared if civilian died. If you clear by hand, and you get fired upon, and there's civilian in the houses people will die.

It's the insurgants who dont comply with international law, no uniform, dont evacuate civilians before attacking etc. It's eventually their fault civilians died that day in the houses.

[–] buraktheauthor 16 years ago

I understand you, but talking about "international laws" is funny in such a war. Be sure, if insurgents would accepted obey these laws, United States government changed them with secret or clear operations how they need to obstruct enemy. Even they don't deal with United Nations obligations before invasion.

[–] vandenheuvel 16 years ago

I am pretty sure that if the "insurgents" had B52's and Apaches, they would be circling above some major cities of the USA, instead of digging holes and planting bombs in their own streets.

[–] buraktheauthor 16 years ago

If they had B52s or Apaches, U.S wouldn't attack Iraq for oil.

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[–] therealmikewebster 16 years ago

It isnt all about Oil, or at least it is not about stealing oil. A large part of the invasion is due to geopolitical strategy. It is about the flow of oil rather than oil in and of itself. The US wants to have its hands on that tap so that if developing nations, such as China, start to threaten the US hegemony on world economics, the US can simply put an embargo on and try to *beep* China. This essentially mirrors the goals of the PNAC, which has many connections in the White House at the moment.

[–] buraktheauthor 16 years ago

I know it's not only for oil, but we know it depends on oil. There are worse democracies in the world before İraq such as african countries, southeast asia, saudi regime etc, if the aim bringing democracy. If U.S would tried bringing all the dictatorial regimes democracy, it's maybe okey. But it's obvious that if there is an expediency, U.S even converts democracies to dictatorial regimes like Chile-Pinochet example. U.S is an imperialist country and such behaviours are normal, however Bush and his friends exagerrated everything. Now, in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Arab world, Turkey, middle-asia, russia, southeast asia and leftists-socialist part of Europe, everybody hates of America.