This video should be required watching for anyone who thinks that the Iraq War was (and still is) a good thing. The video was taken from an Apache gunship during an "engagement" in July 2007. The video is graphic and disturbing, but what to me was most disturbing is the recording of the radio conversations between the helicopters and their controllers. Even though as far as I can tell the helicopter was never in any danger from the "insurgents" on the ground, the gunner is at times almost begging for permission to shoot. And even though this is a long video, watch until the end when the crews involved are justifying the shooting of children. There's nothing in this video to indicate it was at all unusal. I'd be willing to bet that this kind of "engagement" with "insurgents" was commonplace. This is war at its worst.
I wouldn't blame the Iraqis for hating us forever.
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