I would like to start off by saying that I personally don't think the US should have ever gone into Iraq. I feel like most of these people crave dictator rulership and democracy simply goes against their core beliefs.
I really enjoyed the interviews of soldiers, civilians and journalists. It provided a really intimate view of the Iraq war/conflict that I've never seen before. I found the story of Aliyah Khalaf Saleh especially moving and she is absolutely on my list of heroes.
Overall I recommend this to anyone interested in a documentary on Iraq. It does clearly push a biased message, especially when covering presidents of the United States. I also feel like there was too little coverage of ISIS. There was no mention of the Yazidi atrocities, which was huge. There was also no mention of Kurdish help in defeating ISIS. I don't recall anything being mentioned about how much Iran meddled in everything.
Coverage of President Bush was overall negative, although a lot of that is probably deserved. Coverage of Obama was overall positive although it could easily be argued that his premature withdrawal from Iraq, against his Generals' advice, ultimately lead to ISIS gaining so much power. Only one line was even provided for President Trump even though he ultimately helped defeat ISIS and oversaw the removal of their leader.
Editing, music and audio clips are clearly put in key places to push a narrative.
I really enjoyed the interviews of soldiers, civilians and journalists. It provided a really intimate view of the Iraq war/conflict that I've never seen before. I found the story of Aliyah Khalaf Saleh especially moving and she is absolutely on my list of heroes.
Overall I recommend this to anyone interested in a documentary on Iraq. It does clearly push a biased message, especially when covering presidents of the United States. I also feel like there was too little coverage of ISIS. There was no mention of the Yazidi atrocities, which was huge. There was also no mention of Kurdish help in defeating ISIS. I don't recall anything being mentioned about how much Iran meddled in everything.
Coverage of President Bush was overall negative, although a lot of that is probably deserved. Coverage of Obama was overall positive although it could easily be argued that his premature withdrawal from Iraq, against his Generals' advice, ultimately lead to ISIS gaining so much power. Only one line was even provided for President Trump even though he ultimately helped defeat ISIS and oversaw the removal of their leader.
Editing, music and audio clips are clearly put in key places to push a narrative.