Brutal Urban Combat: Battle of Fallujah (2004) | Animated History
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Sources:
Head, William. “The Battles of Al-Fallujah: Urban Warfare and the Growth of Air Power.” Air Power History 60, no. 4 (2013): 32-51. Accessed June 1, 2021.
www.jstor.org/stable/26276386.
Knarr, William (Bill), Dale Alford, Mary Hawkins, David Graves, Jennifer Goodman, Matthew Dobson, Carolyn Leonard, John Frost, Tracy King, Thomas Jones, and Matt Coursey. Al Sahawa “The Awakening Volume V: Al Anbar Province, Area of Operations Raleigh, Fallujah.” Report. Institute for Defense Analyses, 2016. 2-1--14. Accessed June 6, 2021. www.jstor.org/stable/resrep229....
Reyhani, Roman. “The Legality of the Use of White Phosphorus by the United States Military during the 2004 Fallujah Assaults.” Berkeley Electronic Press Preprint Series, 2007.
West, Bing. No True Glory. Bantam, 2005.
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@GuatelmatecoAnonimo 2 жыл бұрын
Yay
@squeaky206 2 жыл бұрын
Hi
@SouthernGentleman 2 жыл бұрын
Can you do American revolution?
@gladiator5635 2 жыл бұрын
Do Korean War please
@andrewsmith3257 2 жыл бұрын
Your videos are fascinating. Subscribed
@ungusbungus2486 2 жыл бұрын
You know you’re old when 2004 is considered historic.
@cringeyidiotterry 2 жыл бұрын
2004 was one year after I was born: anything before today can be considered historic anyhow.
@odd-ysseusdoesstuff6347 2 жыл бұрын
@@cringeyidiotterry eyyy same! A 2004 dude, too! Yeah… we’re pretty old by these standards Just 3 years left for it to be 20 years this happened
@germanboy9559 2 жыл бұрын
@@odd-ysseusdoesstuff6347 i was born in 2005 can I join the club?
@germanboy9559 2 жыл бұрын
@@odd-ysseusdoesstuff6347 even though I am like 2 years younger
@mustafasattar8452 2 жыл бұрын
@@germanboy9559 am 2005 to can i join
@thekingofmeeps 2 жыл бұрын
I love the modern war era videos since we barely learn about them anywhere
@johnpijano4786 2 жыл бұрын
Are you high? There are countless books on the matter. What? "My SchOOl" "diD noT TEAch it". Oh please. Read it yourself or take up a College/Post secondary course
@goldenproductions7831 2 жыл бұрын
@@johnpijano4786 shut up
@fastandfhurious3213 2 жыл бұрын
@@johnpijano4786 he means it's not as known as the great war and the 2nd world war. Where I'm from in the UK op desert storm and other operations in the middle east are very really talked about in schools and college whereas both world wars are pretty well covered
@carso1500 2 жыл бұрын
@@johnpijano4786 most people only have a basic understanding and interest in history, and yeah there are plenty of books but the vast mayority of modern media usualy delves either in the past or in fantasy
@PugkinSoup 2 жыл бұрын
Like the several ongoing conflicts such as the Yemeni civil war, like 4 wars in Africa. And yet we hear jack about these conflicts, I barely even knew that Russia has been moving borders for a decade now in Ukraine and Georgia, yet news companies can give a platform to anti-vax nutters and old people complaining about anything even slightly progressive. The world we live in
@chrisblack2330 Жыл бұрын
This place was insane. It sounds cliche, but there's no way to really describe this stuff to anyone. It's weird how 18 years later. A smell or sound can trigger the brain and put you right back there in a second.
@chardaskie Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing Chris. I am curious about the Scots that were there. How did they perform or were they more of a rear guard?
@chrisblack2330 Жыл бұрын
@Chard askie I never ran into any Scots. Just a handful of Royal Marines was about it. I'm pretty sure they held their own pretty well. Great people when on your side
@farhan007 2 ай бұрын
Sam imagine the actual Iraqis who lived there that had to deal with this and how much more traumatic it is for them.
@chrisblack2330 2 ай бұрын
@@farhan007 it was pretty traumatic living under a dictator that had everyone scared they were the next to die also.
@farhan007 2 ай бұрын
@@chrisblack2330 you have zero intellectual curiosity of the residents of falujah before the invasion. Don't speak for people you give zero ducks about.
@egg-iu3fe Жыл бұрын
Anyone who has the balls to fight the US military in open combat gets respect in my eyes. Can't think of a more scarier organization to be fighting
@swaswainhimmen Жыл бұрын
Lmao it was Zarqawi and his boys. Their boldness was later rewarded when America retreated from Iraq, and his students formed ISIS.
@o_manam Жыл бұрын
They had a lot of battle-hardened soldiers. The Chechens were pretty fierce, they had a lot of experience against technologically superior enemies.
@redbrixanimations 11 ай бұрын
@@o_manam what do the Chechens have to do with Iraq
@tormundgaint1022 11 ай бұрын
@@redbrixanimations I think they volunteered to help the militants
@Skelstoolbox 11 ай бұрын
modern day rome, yes.. but there will always be defeats.. the usa will go the same way as rome too and become a shadow of its former self..
@audiosurfarchive 2 жыл бұрын
_"The pointma--"_ *DEMONETIZATION COMPLETE: HISTORICAL CONTENT DETECTED.*
@souvikrc4499 2 жыл бұрын
Either that or get drowned out by the political arguments in the comments.
@JagerLange 2 жыл бұрын
Harsh, harsh but true.
@z54964380 2 жыл бұрын
You mean the point-person
@JagerLange 2 жыл бұрын
@@z54964380 "It's PointMA'AM" (sorry I had to)
@audiosurfarchive 2 жыл бұрын
@@z54964380 pointzurr
@SpaceMonkeyBoi 2 жыл бұрын
Loving the mixture of modern and older history on this channel
@aymanhassan8895 2 жыл бұрын
It's just the perfect balance
@t.g.r.7043 2 жыл бұрын
yeah
@averagelithuanian2751 2 жыл бұрын
@John Doe Yeah sure
@patatas08 2 жыл бұрын
@John Doe sure bud
@internetexplorer7143 2 жыл бұрын
@John Doe He also does videos for the other side, like D’day from the German perspective or the Cuban Missile Crisis from the Cuban perspective
@AdamerioPhD Жыл бұрын
friend of mine i grew up with fought in this battle; was badly wounded, nearly died. unfortunately, he couldn't overcome his own demons and the battle eventually got him a couple years ago. this video helps give me a better idea of what he went through there. miss you man.
@JRBullet Жыл бұрын
Its okay he was a terrorist invaded other countries ..... He got what he deserved ...... Hell
@bebo5365 Жыл бұрын
Your friend was a war criminal and deserved what got to him, unfortunately. Was in Iraq illegally. Your friend was part of the problem and any American soldier following orders IS the bad guy.
@korosenseiff3653 Жыл бұрын
مات صديقك والى الجحيم ذاهب بعد ان اسرف في الجرائم ونار الغضب فينا اشعل
@evanderpierznik Жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear that
@adhn Жыл бұрын
Lmfao skill issue😤👆
@GeneralGouda Жыл бұрын
I knew a guy who served in fallujah, he joined the army right after 9/11. He was a staff Sergeant. He left the service in 2006 and was riddled with debilitating PTSD from the things he witnessed there. This was one of the bloodiest military conflicts in American history.
@GigaChadlovesandcares Жыл бұрын
Pretty much the bloodiest fighting since Hue City&Black hawk down in Somalia
@user-jj7fy3su8k Жыл бұрын
نعم كنا نقاتل المحتل الامريكي بشراسة
@Mahmouddanawi1 Жыл бұрын
@@user-jj7fy3su8k المنتصرون هم من يكتبون التاريخ ليس الطيب أو الشرير
@aymanhasan-2991 Жыл бұрын
Good that he has ptsd, i hope he does soon so he can meet his buddies in hell
@moexus Жыл бұрын
Iraqis fought to defend their country, what's wrong with that
@EdinProfa 2 жыл бұрын
I wish you'd make a Yugoslav wars series, covering major battles and operations.
@ltcysaber87 2 жыл бұрын
this
@worldeater1498 2 жыл бұрын
That will cause wars in the comment section
@weplaygameforwin9326 2 жыл бұрын
@@worldeater1498 Balkanize Comments MOMENTO
@isthatasupra4727 2 жыл бұрын
kocobo je srbija
@armija 2 жыл бұрын
@Marko Fugas Actually that is a saying explaining Serbia, not a whole Balkans...
@Ireanxay 2 жыл бұрын
this gave quite the view on how urban warfare has changed and just how bad it's gotten, really informative
@lehoang3532 2 жыл бұрын
Urban warfare is still as bad as it was. Hell, it was worse.
@s.a928 2 жыл бұрын
I would say it's gotten better. I mean hell in ww2 they flattened the city before any troops even going in
@johnrambo2706 2 жыл бұрын
@@s.a928 flattening entire city districts is still a thing if Russian Urban Warfare method is applied.
@aratirao9007 2 жыл бұрын
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@TheSquidPro 2 жыл бұрын
@@johnrambo2706 It is the wiser decision. Personally I'd just dig in for a siege and starve them out with around the clock artillery to drain morale. Anybody that comes out and surrenders can be interred. I mean why play by the enemy rules when they can come to you at your advantage? Israel another morally unscupulous state has shown that flattening a few neighborhoods works pretty well. It won't make you loved or popular, but it works.
@ryanjohnston7844 Жыл бұрын
I could watch these videos all day. Armchair historian is so good. So knowledgeable as well.
@safeysmith6720 Жыл бұрын
I’m from Canada but I remember watching a really good report on this battle from some British news agency, just like a month after it happened. I can’t remember anything more than that, other than those Brits almost turned it into a historical documentary the way they presented it. Of course it was coupled with front line footage. It was really good and also very shocking!
@church6882 Жыл бұрын
the one where the dude was kissing his weapon during the briefing, right?
@safeysmith6720 Жыл бұрын
@@church6882 Perhaps! I just remember them going into huge detail about how the American columns would enter the city from different directions, and what zones each would be clearing etc. Just was really informative and well done!
@CaliPlays5651 Жыл бұрын
@@safeysmith6720 I think i seen that one. A US Marine who had Arabic Christian parents entered a regular family's house who weren't part of the war... his unit exited, and you can see him kiss his hands and then plant the kiss on the door of the home they just breached.
@user-dx5vl8ev2m 3 ай бұрын
America suffered a huge loss, but the media hid this fact. All America and its allies could do was kill unarmed civilians.
@python3215 2 ай бұрын
@@CaliPlays5651 thats how war is, civilians are going to be caught in the crossfire, those US marines didn't know which buildings had terrorists and which didn't
@gnumblinjones69 2 жыл бұрын
Been waiting on a video about Fallujah and you didn’t disappoint it was worth the wait
@reichtanglevictor1694 2 жыл бұрын
Very cool, McDonald's! You guys should sponsor him.
@raven-dq6ox 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah same. I recently saw American Sniper and it sparked my interest in these sorts of modern middle eastern battles, video was definitely worth the wait
@c0rn651 2 жыл бұрын
damn Mcdonalds is a bit fucked up
@extracrispychickennugget7521 2 жыл бұрын
Can I get a big mac
@jacobmv21 2 жыл бұрын
Macdonald
@nicd5051 2 жыл бұрын
My stepfather was KIA on November 12, 2004 following a battle with the insurgents of Fullujah. Although it hurts, I’m thankful for Armchair covering this battle. It means a lot.
@motorTranz 2 жыл бұрын
Sorry for your loss. May God comfort you 🙏 My condolences.
@R4in46 2 жыл бұрын
Your stepfather was a hero
@ayshanehsan1330 2 жыл бұрын
@@R4in46 he's not Me and my mother got injured by glass Our house got damaged 2 of our neighbors di. Ed by an American Air str- Ike
@jed-henrywitkowski6470 2 жыл бұрын
I hope he has his peice, now.
@ayshanehsan1330 2 жыл бұрын
@@YouViolatedTheNAP what terr? There was no terr when saddam was in charge The gov was secular btw and both commies and islamist supported him U people made the war solely on that Sadam had WMD but he didn't also even if he did Why ya western can have those while we can't? If we had them u ame wouldn't even dare to attack us just look at NK
@DemonratsRevil Жыл бұрын
Imagine clearing rooms with a freaking 20 inch m16 with a fixed a2 stock lol
@baguettelord4614 2 ай бұрын
Sounds like hell tbh. But by this point i thought most marines were equipped with A4's, maybe I'm wrong. Though i dont doubt a lot of A2's stuck around, cause you know how the marines are with getting rid of old stuff lol.
@michaelsimons4454 27 күн бұрын
If they weren't insurgents before they would be after that lol
@Hopper790 7 ай бұрын
I love this historical content. Don't stop producing this please.
@__________Troll__________ 2 жыл бұрын
*There's a game called "Six days in Fallujah" which attempts to capture the horror of US soldiers trying to breach and clear these houses. It also features testimonies from soldiers who were there, in the form of short clips between missions. The game was in development many years ago but got canceled due to public backlash... but at the beginning of this year the developers announced a continuation of the games development.*
@murtadhaalkenani3876 2 жыл бұрын
So you say it was cancelled because it showed US as the bad guys
@CrossOfBayonne 2 жыл бұрын
It was because at that time the Iraq War was ongoing and there lots of opposition to US involvement in that region and our guys were dying while performing occupation duties after Saddam got overthrown during the initial March 2003 invasion.
@methos4866 2 жыл бұрын
I wonder if it will also show the plethora of war crimes committed.
@NegaRenGenX2gay2lift 2 жыл бұрын
i wonder if white phosphorus bombs are in the game 🤔
@NegaRenGenX2gay2lift 2 жыл бұрын
@@ProxiProtogen no it got backlash from the parents of dead soldiers who died in Fallujah, that's why it was shelved for years. now in a post-Afghanistan scenario , this game is not gonna have that much impact in promoting jingoism. and i bet you on day one of release, there are gonna be alot of people (especially Iraqis) pointing out whats not in the game like the birth defect children from white phosphorus exposure. if the game is that case, where its just strictly the American POV and never really presents civilian POVs, the game is just gonna be a generic war game like ShellShock: Nam 67' at best
@ToddTheTolerable 2 жыл бұрын
Urban Combat is fascinating in its brutality. Stalingrad in WWII, Fallujah in Iraq, the Favela levels in MW2
@fatis2745 2 жыл бұрын
There are two types of people. People who finished favela only on regular Liars
@juanignacioflores3820 2 жыл бұрын
@@fatis2745 i finish it in the last dificulty level, and o god the nightmares
@Epicman2145 2 жыл бұрын
@@fatis2745 I actually was playing it on veteran and gave up
@kaiserwilhemii9121 2 жыл бұрын
Battle of Amein in The Great War idk i wasn't on ze Frontline
@worldofdoom995 2 жыл бұрын
Not to mention Manilla in the Phillipines and Shanghai in China also in WW2
@drrocket1753 Жыл бұрын
I do love how we used Desert fatigues but still running around then with M81 Woodland vests
@JG54206 Жыл бұрын
Hey Grif, I’ve been watching your videos for a while. I will admit that there are some I skip due to the subject nature being completely out of my interest but I try to come back to them. I just appreciate the videos and especially the way you articulate the info. The intro of this video in particular gives me goosebumps. I was only 9-10 years old at the time of this battle and I’m not sure why but the pictures I’ve seen from these days of the GWoT are seared into my consciousness. The intro of this one really put me in the shoes of “the point man”, from the last deep breath taken as he prepares himself outside the door, to the tap on his shoulder from his squad mate letting him know it’s time, to the dump of adrenaline that he gets as he breaches the door and clears the threshold. I find myself now as a 28 year old trying to seek out and find documentaries and testimonials from the young men (and women) who were there in Iraq and Afghanistan. This battle in particular really strikes me as it was the bloodiest battle of the Iraq war for the US and because a large bulk of the fighting in this battle was done by young Marines and Paratroopers as opposed to Special Operators who were more trained and more experienced to what a modern, urban war against a fanatical insurgent enemy looked like.
@Welkon1 2 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing about Falluja as a kid and seeing some interviews with some house-clearing veterans, I even met a guy who was deployed into Falluja in 2006.
@aratirao9007 2 жыл бұрын
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@nlocflick 2 жыл бұрын
what did you learn talking to these terrorists?
@jmo82592 2 жыл бұрын
@@nlocflick about as much anyone could learn from you lmao
@alexvazquez3035 2 жыл бұрын
@@nlocflick why don’t you go to Camp Lejeune or any other military installments with infantry on them and call them that lol
@knightmarespawn2690 2 жыл бұрын
@@nlocflick Anybody's a terrorist if don't like them enough
@thegooddoctor2009 2 жыл бұрын
It's amazing to hear this was the bloodiest battle in Iraq by US forces, then hear that there were only 700 casualties over several weeks. After listening to WWII and Vietnam stories it seems so underwhelming, even though it was insanely brutal.
@yousefal-assaf2985 2 жыл бұрын
In the age of modern warfare, where you can kill your enemy before they can even see you, "700" casualties is really huge. P.S. The real number was much higher than 700, more like 3700...
@elgazu1857 2 жыл бұрын
It’s different now, armies have become more like quality instead of quantity because each soldier is equipped with thousands of dollars; and in WWII it was different, there were millions of soldiers from each side that were barely equipped compared to what is use today
@CrayonEater255 2 жыл бұрын
@@yousefal-assaf2985 No the number wasn’t bigger.
@yousefal-assaf2985 2 жыл бұрын
@@CrayonEater255 And who are you exactly? Are you an Iraqi or do you work for the UN?
@CrayonEater255 2 жыл бұрын
@@yousefal-assaf2985 why would I believe you? lmao, I prefer real sources over some dirty middle eastern.
@matthewr1483 Жыл бұрын
I fought in Fallujah from being part of the assaulting force to the very end when we pulled out in January, I was with 1st Bat 3rd Marines (1/3)… the public thinks the fighting ended in November but we were fighting well into January, the US Military was quick to say the fighting was over but it wasn't. We were told 4 days of fighting but were there for 2+ months still fighting insurgents, we were all wearing desert clothing and desert boots without warming layers so were even fighting in freezing conditions and in freezing rain as the battle continued, so it was miserable conditions in everyway. My unit showed up in Iraq as liberators in October of 2004 and when we pulled out of Fallujah in January for 2005 we left as occupiers. There is a lot more to say about Fallujah and the fighting but this is just a comment for this video... Great work on this Fallujah historical piece.
@readquranandlearnaboutisla592 Жыл бұрын
You killed insane noncombatants Humans Shame on you read more
@swaswainhimmen Жыл бұрын
@@readquranandlearnaboutisla592 there weren't many civilians in Fallujah mostly Terrorist fighters
@mikehoncho1424 11 ай бұрын
@@readquranandlearnaboutisla592 Allah akbar goat kisser
@Jake_dequenne 11 ай бұрын
@@readquranandlearnaboutisla592 not every marine killed civilians like not every insurgent killed civilians
@MrBojangles2020 10 ай бұрын
hey brother appreciate hearing from people like yourself!everyone has something to tell in my eyes and its all worth a listen
@SecretPersonComment 3 ай бұрын
You have the highest quality animated history videos compared to some people! I've been watching for quite a while and I usually enjoy your videos. Still wanting a Kings and Generals collaboration.
@man_maw5317 2 жыл бұрын
Maybe you could do a video about the Grozny siege of 1994? The 90s war was similiar to Fallujah in a way, with the islamic insurgents fighting a large enemy. The video could also dive deeper into the corruption that went on during the battle, aswell as how chaotic it was on the Russian side.
@B10101 2 жыл бұрын
The Islamic insurgents made up only 7% of the whole Chechen "army".
@bjorntorlarsson 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah! It could be another episode in a "Blunders Of Wars" series! Sending armored personnel carriers into the city center as a propaganda stunt didn't turn out to be a good idea, if I remember correctly. Because there are armor piercing grenades around from any window and they are uncomfortable for the passengers.
@ReySchultz121 2 жыл бұрын
@@B10101 @B J Dudayev loved organizing militias so yeah that's somewhat accurate. What they didn't make up for with soldiers & mercenaries, they made up for with their money.
@NaderBerbish 2 жыл бұрын
@@B10101 Doesn’t change the fact they were lead by Islamists 💪💪💪
@thirstyserpent1079 2 жыл бұрын
@Björn Larsson The Russians lost something like 26 percent of all vehicles in the operational area from what I recall, a substantial number of about 200-300 I think? Were T'72's and T-80's. The T-80 underperforming so badly that high level Russian military officials openly talked about scrapping the entire design due to for instance a catastrophic weakness in parts of its armor that the designers said would be accounted for by certain internal components. Russian infantry didn't do too much better. There was a battle for the cities train depot and marshalling yard in which I want to say an entire battalion of Russian troops were wiped out to a man and numerous other units were savaged by chechen red army veterans from the soviet war in afghanistan.
@coreybenson3122 2 жыл бұрын
My dad was there. Third Battalion, Fifth Marines. Ironically enough, I myself ended in 3/5 when I enlisted. Couple of the old timers in the battalion HQ remembered him.
@bluecordrecipient6907 2 жыл бұрын
That’s awesome dude, Semper Fi!
@cringeyidiotterry 2 жыл бұрын
We're glad to hear that both you and your father are ok. Thank you for your service, Benson.
@odd-ysseusdoesstuff6347 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the both of your services! And, pretty cool, I think, that you and your dad are soldiers, it’s like a great blood is within you! Courage within your veins!
@lightningdriver81 2 жыл бұрын
Semper Fi.
@casualgerm 2 жыл бұрын
wow...that's amazing! those are big boots to fill. don't let your dad down, Devil!
@ThePeterPanda 3 ай бұрын
I really like the way this crew presents History. Just the plain facts as it happened, and not muddied by personal opinions. The way History is supposed to be told.
@EmperorNapoleonBonparte Жыл бұрын
I really love this channel for not giving any opinions about the topic
@Morpheous2070 7 күн бұрын
Bruh whitewashing is also a form of an opinion. He didn’t talk about how the us destroyed the civilian population that lived there and it was a perfectly intact ancient city
@josephedward7534 2 жыл бұрын
You should do a video about the battle of Mosul (2016-2017). That was the biggest urban battle since WWII.
@MASTEROFEVIL 2 жыл бұрын
Tell me more
@abbcc5996 2 жыл бұрын
@@MASTEROFEVIL look up footage of SVBIEDs from mosul. 500 of them pouring out of every hole and most of them were recorded from the air by the insurgents reconnaissance drones, i think those are the most interesting and crazy combat footage ever after ww2 air battles taken from plane cameras
@peepeepoopoo-lz7vj 2 жыл бұрын
@@MASTEROFEVIL There is a fantastic book called "Mosul: Australia's Secret War Inside the ISIS Caliphate". It's definitely worth a read.
@altoids79762 2 жыл бұрын
I had a hand in that battle. Nothing crazy just loaded aircrafts with bombs and watched on live feed the battle damage from my aircraft
@Gillan1220 2 жыл бұрын
Armchair should also to Battle of Marawi (2017) which was the largest urban conflict in the Philippines since 1945.
@Elliesbow 2 жыл бұрын
One of my childhood best friends is a combat veteran who fought in this battle. One day after a few drinks by the fire he opened up about his experience in Fallujah and how fighting these insurgents was something none of them could prepare for. He said some of them were high on drugs and could take multiple rounds without stopping. At one point a SAW gunner ripped a insurgents leg off and he remembers the guy staggering back up on one leg screaming at them while continuing to fire his weapon. He said everyone couldn't believe what they were seeing until the insurgent finally collapsed in the street from blood loss. Thankfully my friend made it out and now has a beautiful family but the PTSD still effects him everyday.
@milmex317th 2 жыл бұрын
Religion is the opium of the masses. Lenin's quote.
@AO00720 2 жыл бұрын
They weren't high on drugs, they were freedom fighters, don't underestimate a freedom fighter.
@IswearIwasBatman 2 жыл бұрын
I don't think they were high on drugs they were high on adrenaline to resist occupation of homeland. The death they received is the death they were looking for. Thanks to Bush both your friend and the Iraqi suffered and are suffering.
@redlobster6714 2 жыл бұрын
My dad has a similar story he said he just kept shooting a dude and he would not go down
@thatonefriendiii2827 2 жыл бұрын
@Jinx Vanderz well it isn't really OP's friend's fault, he wasn't the one who decided to invade, he was only following orders, if you want to blame someone, blame the politicians, they were the one who made decisions. *Imo* only blame the soldier if the soldier was committing war crimes because he/she wanted to, and was absolutely conscious that what they were doing was wrong.
@jonsnow2324 6 ай бұрын
I love this ❤ dude what an amazing channel
@itub4715 Жыл бұрын
IRAQ; WHER ATOMIC BOMBS ? USA : NO BOMBS JUST IRAQ SWIMMING OVER A SEA FROM THE OIL
@someguy398 2 жыл бұрын
"This wine is really good, guys! I promise." **drinks wine "😐"
@dalirfarzan1694 2 жыл бұрын
And he put ice in it...ffs
@APersonOnYouTubeX 2 жыл бұрын
@@dalirfarzan1694 if it needs ice to taste nice, it isn’t good enough
@APersonOnYouTubeX 2 жыл бұрын
@@dalirfarzan1694 it’s the same with juice and sodas
@daniels0376 2 жыл бұрын
@@thinkingboi9508 Maybe he's not a wine guy. Doesn't really mean the wine isn't good. Just means that he obviously did not buy that wine for personal consumption.
@mrbritannia3833 2 жыл бұрын
I would like but it is on 69 likes
@twohorsesinamancostume7606 2 жыл бұрын
My mom's birthday was during that fight and of course it was my turn to be on point that day. My nerves were fine until then and I was absolutely terrified that I'd wind up dead on my mom's birthday. No matter what I absolutely could not allow that to happen. We didn't assault through every house by the way. Like you said those houses were essentially giant bunkers so if we ran into a fighting position and the Army was around we'd have a Bradley open up with it's 25mm cannon, one of our tanks put a shell into it or we'd launch a SMAW through a window and the pressure from the explosion would kill just about everyone in there if it didn't just outright collapse the place. Honestly... the middle eastern guys we were fighting were a joke. Don't get me wrong, they could still kill you with a lucky shot but those guys watched too many 80s movies because they fired everything from the hip. No, the guys we had to worry about were the Chechens. Those guys were well trained, had at least a decade's worth of experience and were there specifically to die fighting. We abliged them but those guys had no quit whatsoever. Us Marines respected them highly for that.
@edscmidt5193 2 жыл бұрын
How would you know you were fighting Chechens? Also do you mean Chechen people or any vet of the Chechen wars
@markvalentine5851 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing.
@The_OneManCrowd 2 жыл бұрын
@@edscmidt5193 Because they stick out like sore thumbs in the desert. They're White people from the Caucuse Mountain region of Southern Europe. They have red hair. They are not Arabs. They are clearly not from Iraq, just like the Americans aren't from Iraq.
@mohammedsalimahmed5230 2 жыл бұрын
@@jimmyliang4414 bit of a change in topic perhaps, but are the Taliban similar to the middle easterns you just mentioned in terms of their accuracy/skill. Or are they more like the Chechens.
@Shortsmainlydota 2 жыл бұрын
@@jimmyliang4414 Still lose in Afghanistan. LOOOOOOL. I cant believe some drug guys with AKs Fucked you guys and your allies so hard...Now they are ruling... Still you can hide your shame by talking none-sense. Such a shame...
@ArmyoftheEast 6 ай бұрын
Be certain that you will die tomorrow and be certain that tomorrow will never come 🇪🇬❤️🇮🇶
@lzdls 6 ай бұрын
Amazing video.
@totallynotalpharius2283 2 жыл бұрын
A friend of mines older brother fought here. When he got home his parents told me and his brother ( I think we were in 6th grade at the time) don’t push him to tell any stories , if he wants to tell you he will but if he does listen, really listen. Well eventually he did tell us about Fallujah and to this day , the far away look in his eyes when he did haunts me
@tarix_x2368 2 жыл бұрын
One important message for all of the people here. NOT ALL INSURGENTS SUPPORTED AQI OR LATER ISI, MANY OF THEM FOUGHT IT.
@Kaiserboo1871 Жыл бұрын
@@tarix_x2368 That was one of the aspects of Iraq that was so difficult. Groups could be any number of things including but not limited to: pro-Saddam baathists, Sunni jihadists, pro-Iranian Shiites, pro-American democracy fighters, Kurdish nationalists, and so many others. All of these groups fought for drastically different things and all of them dressed very similarly. Trying to tell one group from another was a lesson in confusion.
@ali95ah Жыл бұрын
PTSD
@korosenseiff3653 Жыл бұрын
So he show up in an other country participating in many crime and kill many people, and when he back home the far still in his eyes I know many mother that lost there shildren of 6-7 years old or there adult sons what can american tell them? We are also sad that we lost soldier that we sent ?
@gussampson5029 Жыл бұрын
@xIAMxTHATxGUYx Rules of war are only between two nations fighting a war like gentlemen. Terrorists and insurgents are not members of a rival military. They are murderers. They have no rights whatsoever. You can kill or torture them in any way and you do not violate rules of war. Because you are not fighting a war with them. Wars are between nations.
@CharChar2121 2 жыл бұрын
I came into the Marine Corps around the time when most of my recruiters and senior NCOs were veterans of Fallujah. They had a different way about them. I think that battle defined the Iraq generation in a way that one can visually distinguish an Iraq veteran from an Afghanistan veteran.
@CJ-qz6ec 2 жыл бұрын
What are the differences between a afghan vet and an Iraq one
@reclusiarchgrimaldus1269 2 жыл бұрын
+ Romans 10:9-10 "That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved." Amen 🙏!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The man in Luke 16:24 cries: ". . .I am tormented in this FLAME." In Matthew 13:42, Jesus says: "And shall cast them into a FURNACE OF FIRE: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth." In Matthew 25:41, Jesus says: "Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting FIRE,. . ." Revelation 20:15 says, " And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the LAKE OF FIRE."
@alvojnikovic2171 2 жыл бұрын
@@CJ-qz6ec my guess is Iraq vets were much more adept in Close Quarter Combat compared to Afghan vets
@mrM-cr8me 2 жыл бұрын
@@CJ-qz6ec same both are baby killers
@connorburesh7425 2 жыл бұрын
@@alvojnikovic2171 more battle hardened. House by house is way more vicious and has more fire fights. Lots of Afghanistan was open long distance shooting and when it got tough a-10s would remove the enemy. I’d assume most major casualties in Afghanistan were IED vs gun shot.
@GhostfaceYT0 Жыл бұрын
This is so good content
@fleckensteleworm4889 11 ай бұрын
Advertising Bright Cellars for when the PTSD laden vet comes watching so that he may fancily drink himself blackout drunk! Classy move Armchair. I approve.
@billlexington5788 2 жыл бұрын
I still remember being a young Marine listening to NCO’s & SNCOs talk about Iraq. I even remember one who’s elbow would set off the armory metal detector “courtesy of the Iraqi army.”
@shutup2751 2 жыл бұрын
do you think it would have got as bad as it did if they kept the iraqi army around instead of disbanding it ?
@billlexington5788 2 жыл бұрын
@@shutup2751 I personally think things would’ve gone smoother had the Iraqi army been left intact, but in the short term that may have led to some brutal acts on the civilian populace.
@cringeyidiotterry 2 жыл бұрын
@@shutup2751 They had to keep it even after the regime change, but I'd assume that they changed its members (so as to get rid of the Saddam loyalists), but what do I know?
@aratirao9007 2 жыл бұрын
🟨 SERCH ADITYA RATHORE-HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE ARMCHAIR HISTORIAN
@a_bone_in_the_ocean2276 2 жыл бұрын
@@cringeyidiotterry they disbanded the entire army
@DraftTheHippies 2 жыл бұрын
Since you guys did this battle, it would only be fitting to do the Battle of Hue or Khe Sanh or Dak To
@snanoopis6584 2 жыл бұрын
Khe sanh or hue would actually be fucking badass
@Nihilistic_Soul 2 жыл бұрын
a video about hue would be amazing af
@Retaliatixn 2 жыл бұрын
In which wars these battles occured, and between who and who ?
@Hunter_Stonestreet 2 жыл бұрын
@@Retaliatixn Vietnam
@DraftTheHippies 2 жыл бұрын
@@Retaliatixn These battles took place during the Vietnam War and were between the North Vietnam Army vs the South Vietnam Army and US Marines and Army
@sugarline4924 Жыл бұрын
Nothing like the brave warriors of Fallujah! Fierce fighters -with primitive weapons- who defended their honor, their land & their people against the occupiers. No airforce, no missles, no superior technology!! Just their strong faith & bravery. May Allah accept their martyrdom 🤍
@themissingpeace7956 Жыл бұрын
We invaded Iraq over a lie and called those fighting for their country insurgents.
@user-cd1bf5xq6x Жыл бұрын
I was one of the Muslim Mujahideen in Fallujah, I killed a lot of US Marines
@khdar6163 Жыл бұрын
Exactly.
@abnismael2070 Жыл бұрын
Indeed, we are the "good people" and they are the "bad people", while in fact it's the total opposite...
@KaihanDTuna Жыл бұрын
It's rarely seen, some people thought as you are
@obuniaaron3700 Жыл бұрын
911 and the multiple terrorist attacks they may have just gone their for black gold (oil) but still
@jasondouglas6755 2 жыл бұрын
I would love too see something like this on the battle of Manilla, it is a very overlooked Urban battle and is the only major Urban fighting of the Pacific theater.
@DiviAugusti 2 жыл бұрын
kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kKiKnbeT1NrRl2Q.html Mark Felton's Battle of Manila video.
@kostakatsoulis2922 2 жыл бұрын
Wasn't it considered to be one of the worst examples of destruction wrought from urban combat ever?
@Phantom-qr1ug 2 жыл бұрын
@@kostakatsoulis2922 Pretty much yeah. Especially because, upon realising that they were losing, the imperial japanese took out their frustrations on the civilians trapped in the city. We're talking executions, torture, random violence and especially widespread rape. The japanese commanders explicitly told their men to do this as well, seeing nothing wrong with it at all. Goes to show how fucked up extreme ultranationlism is.
@celicaas95 2 жыл бұрын
which reminds of the recent but brutal the battle of marawi , it was very much like fallujah or mosul in the intensity of the fighting and destruction and has a formidable resiliant militant combatants
@ricardolorrio8228 2 жыл бұрын
and over 100,000 deaths...
@caput_in_astris 2 жыл бұрын
4:45 “Frequent bombardments of any house suspected (…)” The unbelievable violence of this simple sentence…. 😞 Congratulations for the quite balanced video, explaining well both the objectives, the challenges as well as the consequences and question marks of the battle.
@bigshrimp6458 2 жыл бұрын
@The Truth Yea just like the BLA right? Lol aren’t you supposed to be out riding around in your Toyota pickup getting blasted by Baloch IEDs?
@ryanlee8051 9 ай бұрын
what a great way to show the story other than just telling it
@cyningausty 2 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see more videos on this topic and we'll support you even if KZfaq deems your content unworthy!
@waffle6376 2 жыл бұрын
They should be a afgan video about the usa leaving country
@lucygrey37 2 жыл бұрын
Shout out to Squad for teaching me exactly what the layout was for Falluja
@zestybot2133 2 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@honkhonk8009 2 жыл бұрын
Squads fun and all, untill you realize that the sheer amount of times you would die in that game fucking around, was prolly similar to how military mfs had it too. Really shows how well trained they are. They all got only one chance.
@Tianshanwarrior Жыл бұрын
My instructor told me a story of how the resistance fighters were taking down soldiers clearing rooms. The marines had modified their entry tactics
@user-kp7xp4ij6n Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@tomisz120 2 жыл бұрын
It’s nice to see content that’s not WW2, as much as I love learning about it it’s just so saturated on KZfaq
@danieljunior3164 2 жыл бұрын
You're right it's very refreshing seeing this
@snowwhite7677 2 жыл бұрын
Don't worry, Halliburton and Dick Cheney made BILLIONS!
@formalbug5716 2 жыл бұрын
Let's not forget Boeing, Raytheon, Blackwater etc.
@Cheka__ 2 жыл бұрын
@@formalbug5716 And, Aquafina.
@formalbug5716 2 жыл бұрын
@@Cheka__ I think they would fall under the forementioned "etc."
@Cheka__ 2 жыл бұрын
@@formalbug5716 And Wet Ones antibacterial wipes.
@spaceman9599 2 жыл бұрын
Including the WP and DU munitions manufacturers...
@BASHEER964 Жыл бұрын
As an Iraqi person from fallujah It’s nice to see that the informations in the video are actually quite like the ones you hear in the streets .
@shuja1410 Жыл бұрын
Brave Lions 🦁 of Fallujah
@MasterVideoStudios Жыл бұрын
Nope
@Mr_M_History 2 жыл бұрын
An Armchair Historian video from the 2000s. It's my lucky day!!
@SuicidePar 2 жыл бұрын
I was in country at that time with 1st Bn./7th Marines. Initially, my unit was to be the core element of RCT-7 during the push into Fallujah but when the foreign fighters started streaming into Anbar from Syria to reinforce the jihadis, our mission shifted. Before we knew it, we were throwing down with a lot of foreigners in our A.O. Those truly were the all or nothing days of the war.
@CrossOfBayonne 2 жыл бұрын
1st Marine Division or Old breed
@asovietplaytpus5828 2 жыл бұрын
@Syed Uzzi you ok?
@mortarion9813 2 жыл бұрын
@Syed Uzzi Awesome, how are your fellow muslims and the new administration of Afghanistan? Did your mother and sisters get raped by the new government and posted onto the internet, yet? How are those human shields ya'll love so much?
@Johnsmith-fz2dm 2 жыл бұрын
@Syed Uzzi No one kills women and children as much as Islamic fascists, bombs going off in mosques all the time, Islam is a cancer on this planet.
@wabdinur 2 жыл бұрын
You were the foreigners :D
@america8706 8 ай бұрын
Something that I learned recently was that the Marines involved in the battle were later investigated for war crimes because so many insurgents were being shot in the head that the brass thought that they were being executed. But no it was just that someone decided giving Marines ACOGs was a good idea. And don't forget to ask your local Fallujah Marine if he opened alot of doors with his shotgun lol.
@hardcor3123 Жыл бұрын
Could you do a video on the US Invasion of Panama? It's a really interesting topic
@crossfitsilverback942 2 жыл бұрын
(A-) I am a Marine, active from 95 to 07 wounded the morning of 11/10/04. You got the big strokes right but quite a bit of missing context in regards to the foreign fighters, civilians casualties, Zarqawi, and the Jolon. These Jihadists showed up to die in place in the hope of inflicting high enough casualties to break embarrass American Forces and break the will of the American public. This was their Alamo. I would highly recommend for anyone interested in a deeper dive read No True Glory by Bing West
@Darkestdarkify 2 жыл бұрын
I bet the USMC birthday has special significance to you now.
@Shred_Tube 2 жыл бұрын
Did you ever have fight against the Mahdi Army? If so, what was your opinion of them as an enemy, why were they fighting you guys?
@crossfitsilverback942 2 жыл бұрын
@@Darkestdarkify definitely, when I woke up from surgery in theatre there was a paper plate with a big slice of cake sitting on my chest and my radio operator (also wounded) sitting on the next cot grinning like a cat.
@crossfitsilverback942 2 жыл бұрын
@@Shred_Tube No, the Mahdi were Shia, and predominately south and southeast of Bagdad. Western Iraq was dominated by Sunni (Fallujah is part of the "Sunni Triangle") and a much more secular power structure. However, it would not surprise me to find out that limited numbers likely came for the fight just for the chance to kill some of us, but with no uniforms, we likely will never know. My opinion of all we faced is grudging respect. They fought for what they thought was right against an enemy with a fearsome reputation and record of success on the battlefield.
@theunbeatable6598 2 жыл бұрын
As fkd up these jehaaadez were, how about the warriors committed against the civilians by the west yo
@christiansamm1582 2 жыл бұрын
“both men prayed before the door is blasted open”💔
@ashtzy9682 2 жыл бұрын
Every fighters in that battlefield had a reason to fight
@moluther2826 Жыл бұрын
As an Iraqi I feel pride.
@ali95ah Жыл бұрын
So do I. They were never the same after Fallujah or Najaf.
@MasterVideoStudios Жыл бұрын
Both of you have nothing to be proud of
@ali95ah Жыл бұрын
@@MasterVideoStudios Yes we do
@MasterVideoStudios Жыл бұрын
@@ali95ah No you absolutely do not
@ali95ah Жыл бұрын
@@MasterVideoStudios Oh so you know me better than I know myself? Nice 😂
@SeqK 11 ай бұрын
A breacher does not hold position with his body exposed in the frame of the door until its time to kick or blow the hinges with the shotgun. He is either in front of it checking for booby traps or doing a non-shaped charge breach via breaching tools or a good kick.
@DraftTheHippies 2 жыл бұрын
The Battle of Fallujah was so brutal, that it was compared to the Battle of Hue from the Vietnam War
@xp8969 2 жыл бұрын
Praying America actually learns its lesson
@homelessjesse9453 2 жыл бұрын
@@xp8969 LOL! Great joke dude. When has America ever learned anything?
@xp8969 2 жыл бұрын
@@homelessjesse9453 excellent point
@CrayonEater255 2 жыл бұрын
I guess the keyboard warriors arrived sooner
@NautilusSSN571 2 жыл бұрын
I mean, maybe I've been getting too much into ancient history where battles used to be way worse, but since when is only 100 deaths out of 13k soldiers in a period of a month considered brutal? I say this with all respect to the ones who fought and died there of course.
@robertkennedy3419 2 жыл бұрын
Damn... I guess I’m officially old. I was there during Phantom Fury. C 1/5 INF, 25th ID 1st BDE Stryker (as an 11B). We later moved to Mosul. Weird watching a cartoon documentary about it. Makes it seem sort of silly.
@Bootyeatter6969 2 жыл бұрын
Were you a mounted crew or were you a dismount and how was it being army in that battle compared to marines
@robertkennedy3419 2 жыл бұрын
@@Bootyeatter6969 I was a dismount - C 1/5 INF, 3rd plt, 3rd squad, bravo team. Carried the M4/m203 (later carried the SAW in my deployment). During Fallujah, granted I was just a PFC, and it’s been like 17 years, but main thing I remember is that we started out of Camp Fallujah, pushed in a few days before the siege actually started, then stayed along the River, after securing one of the bridges. And our main objective was the cordon element in and around the city. But as far as the Marines, I want to say it was 3/1 who we were closest to. And funny story is I remember them shooting at our Stryker lol. Who the hell sees a Stryker and thinks, oh, I bet Ali Baba is in that thing? Lol. Oh, and we were the unit that got moved to Mosul. Evidently, a good chunk of dudes left the city in advance and were wrecking havoc up north where the rest of our brigade (25th, 1st BDE) were at. So, we moved up there and finished our deployment in Mosul. It’s funny that the author talks about the rain. I remember that vividly. Prickly heat. Swamp ass. None of us slept the whole time we were there...for at least 10 days straight. We were all delusional and hallucinating. 1 MRE about every three days. Covered in bug bites and rampant diarrhea. I even fell into the Euphrates during one firefight we got into at night. Thought I was going to drown. It was a grind. Everyone’s focused on the Hollywood aspects of gun fighting... which there was that... but I wish dudes could imagine just how much it sucked.
@Bootyeatter6969 2 жыл бұрын
@@robertkennedy3419 damn that sounds intense af, as a boot I hate we aren’t deploying to any combat zones rn.
@robertkennedy3419 2 жыл бұрын
@@Bootyeatter6969 as an older man now, part of me is glad that the deployment tempo isn’t like it was. I’d tell you just take in all the training, focus on discipline, and take care of yourself and your dudes. My prayers go out to you young guys. And I’m proud of you for your service. God bless!
@Bootyeatter6969 2 жыл бұрын
@@robertkennedy3419 thank you for your service brother, we all look up to y’all
@abdallahh9158 Жыл бұрын
Great fighters. Words To Falujah Boys.
@aymanhasan-2991 Жыл бұрын
Imperialist ghouls Just like the nazis will end up in hell 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
@postpwnmalone 6 ай бұрын
The woodland camo vests are absolutely iconic
@cruzaider5339 2 жыл бұрын
"Madison fire a warning shot" "Sir this is a m32 grenade launcher" "Ehh potato patato fire"
@ChristandMMA 2 жыл бұрын
yes just like that but with white phosphorus
@cruzaider5339 2 жыл бұрын
@@ChristandMMA Oh sh- 😂😂😂
@noggy3133 2 жыл бұрын
Rushianbager yez
@cruzaider5339 2 жыл бұрын
@@noggy3133 Rushian?
@noggy3133 2 жыл бұрын
@@cruzaider5339 I’m making his username sound dumb.
@jasoncunius532 2 жыл бұрын
You do really good work. My unit was in this battle, I got out August 2004. So it was fantastic to see all the work you guys did on a battle that so many of my friends were in.
@sleepwalker8994 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service
@konkord2 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service and the service of your friends
@JoMiMi_h 2 жыл бұрын
@@chriscarlone527 Wrong war, that was Bosnia.
@bleepbleep5245 2 жыл бұрын
thank you for your service , you useful meat
@jasoncunius532 2 жыл бұрын
@@bleepbleep5245 so does that make you useless?
@A.F.9322 7 ай бұрын
Man...I remember this like it was yesterday.
@lightningdashproductions8824 Жыл бұрын
This is so nutty to think i was 4 when this all went down. not only that, but my previous boss was a marine veteran who fought in Fallujah. idk which battle though, nor do i rememebr what unit he belonged to specifically, but i remember that he was in charge or like the "manager" of prisoners when troops would bring back surrendering enemies from the front lines. He recalled one time how there weren't nearly enough proper jail cells or secure locations, so they had to use dog kennels (like, ones for *big* dogs) to store prisoners sometimes.
@normalplayer7377 2 жыл бұрын
I cant wait for the Six Days in Fallujah game to come out
@firstnameiii7270 2 жыл бұрын
@You have to know just report this one for spam
@Trve_Kvlt 2 жыл бұрын
If it ever does. I was saying that about Ready or Not, but I have no hope for that game anymore.
@user-hk5fo1nm9h 2 жыл бұрын
That game is going to be bullshit propaganda, just crying about how sad war is but only showing our side and some token civilians.
@normalplayer7377 2 жыл бұрын
@@user-hk5fo1nm9h No, we'll have to wait and see
@user-hk5fo1nm9h 2 жыл бұрын
@@normalplayer7377 They’ve given statements and confirmed these details. You don’t always have to wait.
@seanrcollier 2 жыл бұрын
Maybe my perspective is all wrong but, after hearing about how bloody and brutal the fighting was, I expected casualties to be through the roof. I was shocked to hear that the Americans lost only about 100 killed. Don't get me wrong, each one of those losses is a terrible thing. But I'm just talking about the scale. 100 Americans killed in a battle involving like 15,000+ combatants, described as brutal house two house combat and one of the bloodiest of the war, seems amazingly low.
@Thomas-rw4dx 2 жыл бұрын
Compared to normal US casualties that is quite a lot. The USA hasnt had many truly bloody battles in a long, long time, so 700 casualties is a ton
@atakinpowa 2 жыл бұрын
Modern wars have lot less casualties. Due to much better equipment and technology, and wars not being as big as they were before
@enlightingfear144 2 жыл бұрын
That's because everyone in Fallujah was declared a combatant, whether they were an actual insurgent or not.
@LordNinja109 2 жыл бұрын
I recommend the book "On Call in Hell". It's a doctor's memoirs of the battle and talks about how he put forward a new method of treating casualties closer to the front and its impact on the battle. Also goes into the Corpsmen who stocked his Role and the ones on the front line as well.
@compatriot852 2 жыл бұрын
Modern medicine and armor also is the main reason that so many survived especially in comparison to the terrorists.
@jessebelt8732 Жыл бұрын
I was the next rotation in after this battle. Crazy how long ago it was
@user-yt3zn2ws9r Ай бұрын
That was a long and brutal battle
@Mrgruntastic 2 жыл бұрын
I was in Fallujah twice with 3/5 (K 3.5). Once in 04’ and again in 2007. Was sad to see it fall to ISIS. Have to give respect to the fighters we took on. I absolutely remember coming across bodies of guys with blue eyes and blonde hair. I really resent how Americans make the fighters out to be idiotic morons. They’re well trained, and seriously gave us a fight.
@rickjames18 2 жыл бұрын
Dreamland? Who did you replace in 2004?
@jessicamason2526 2 жыл бұрын
thank you for your service i mean that from the bottom of my heart.
@casualgerm 2 жыл бұрын
@@metalmarine8259 man people look at me crazy when i tell them insurgents weren't always Iraqis. Iraq was up for grabs for power hunger groups looking to claim some territory and hired mercenaries that wanted to collect a ton of money.
@redlobster6714 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service
@internetexplorer7143 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service
@primal_guy1526 2 жыл бұрын
“We did it Patrick, we saved the city!”
@user-hk5fo1nm9h 2 жыл бұрын
That's america's motto.
@bluecordrecipient6907 2 жыл бұрын
@@user-hk5fo1nm9h - our motto is close width and destroy the enemy
@sooryan_1018 2 жыл бұрын
@@bluecordrecipient6907 and the city, and the country as a whole cuz why not
@bluecordrecipient6907 2 жыл бұрын
@@sooryan_1018 - name me a peaceful war that never caused damage. We weren’t there to save the city dumbass we were there to kill the insurgents IN the city
@DickCheneyXX 2 жыл бұрын
The city should have been leveled by strategic bombers.
@thedoctorthedoctor9034 Жыл бұрын
they are not terrorists ,they are resistance against occupation ..
@mohammedriadh4990 Жыл бұрын
They're not from ukraine so it's obvious what they will call them
@MasterVideoStudios Жыл бұрын
Nope not true
@Dennis-nc3vw Жыл бұрын
"Occupation" is just a buzzword you throw around with no actual meaning. What is an "occupation" really? The US has troops in Germany. Are we occupying Germany? A true occupation would be a military force trying to control a territory, but the US wasn't try to control Iraq, we were setting up elections so they could decide their own future.
@mohammedriadh4990 Жыл бұрын
@@Dennis-nc3vw an election that you guys control it lol I'm from iraq and trust me our election is as fake as the north korea one, unless you the usa accept it you won't have any PM, and the moment someone doesn't pleases the usa some "peaceful" protest happens + sanctions
@mohammedriadh4990 Жыл бұрын
@@Dennis-nc3vw also the moment the iraqi government voted to kick you off you threatened to sanctions them, if this isn't occupation than i dunno what it is
@ZERO-ak47 Жыл бұрын
They are protecting their country, not terrorists
@EannaWithAFada 2 жыл бұрын
You should do some videos about Ireland, the 1910s and 1920s where a complex time
@Firebolt193 2 жыл бұрын
A video on the Easter Rising/Irish Civil War would be swell, ngl
@lobsterpots 2 жыл бұрын
The republic will be restored btw
@munkey8181 2 жыл бұрын
That would be pretty cool
@ReySchultz121 2 жыл бұрын
I was born in the Dublin street where the loyal drums to beat And the loving english feet they walked all over us
@RayR1990 2 жыл бұрын
I second this request
@seanbruce8294 2 жыл бұрын
Are you going to do a series of videos on the two Russo-Chechen wars?
@ReySchultz121 2 жыл бұрын
I like how alot of people are actually asking for this. Respect for knowing this exists.
@seanbruce8294 2 жыл бұрын
@@ReySchultz121 I find those wars interesting because they happened while Russia was going from the Soviet Union to the Russian Federation, and how it affected Russia both domestically and globally.
@figtree_video_archive 2 жыл бұрын
@@seanbruce8294 How about the Russo-Georgian war?
@seanbruce8294 2 жыл бұрын
@@figtree_video_archive ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^THIS.
@truskiz5703 2 жыл бұрын
@@ReySchultz121 became aware of this after “chechclear”. Both sides went crazy with the war crimes
@totalconfirmed5398 Жыл бұрын
so for you a station and after a spell a game on it so beautiful I love what you do
@hart7536 8 ай бұрын
Mix of live action and animation will always be so uncanny valley for me
@SlowQRF 2 жыл бұрын
This is a really small detail. But I just wanted to let you know that I appreciate you addressing the Marines properly. Also, the detail the animator put in. The fact that they took the time to portray the Marines in MARPAT is realistic
@Mygg_Jeager 2 жыл бұрын
What's the proper way to address a marine?
@Jasper118 2 жыл бұрын
@@Mygg_Jeager not calling them soldiers
@Mygg_Jeager 2 жыл бұрын
@@Jasper118 Yeah... they're soldiers lol. I know they hate being called that but they are by every dictionary definition. They're uniformed professional combatants, enlisted in a legal state military... that's a soldier lol.
@Jasper118 2 жыл бұрын
@@Mygg_Jeager the technical definition is obviously not the point. Would you call a sailor a soldier? A marine is a specific type of war fighter with a specific role hence the specific name. Especially in the US when there are clear differences in every way between soldiers and marines. But beyond all that it’s also about the culture and pride, you just don’t call a marine a soldier, that’s what OP was saying. Nobody cares how you define it if you obviously don’t understand.
@almightytwee1188 2 жыл бұрын
@@Mygg_Jeager Marines are not soldiers, they’re Marines. A Marine is an amphibious light infantryman. Soldier is a generic term for a combatant that fights on land, like a Sailor only stays at sea.
@pjdiver3 2 жыл бұрын
I was active duty Army during this time. I remember Fallujah being a highlighted example to our guys that the American civilian population had no idea what we were facing in this war
@chriscarlone527 2 жыл бұрын
War criminal. You're not a hero. Remember that.
@pjdiver3 2 жыл бұрын
@@chriscarlone527 Hahahaha, oh your comment just made my day
@valkkyrriee 2 жыл бұрын
@@chriscarlone527 He’s just a marine following orders, shut up flat earther conspiracy theorist. You probably also believe in hollow earth and that the moon landing was fake.
@chriscarlone527 2 жыл бұрын
@@valkkyrriee The moon landing wasn't faked. He's not a hero. There is nothing heroic about "just following orders." That's what drones do. People who think for themselves always question authority. His position in the military is the antithesis of free thought.
@imjesus3211 2 жыл бұрын
@@chriscarlone527 Most people are too dense to realize that the "insurgents" the US Military was fighting were to people defending their land from a foreign force attempting to invade their backyard. Anyone saying otherwise or stating that we should have "glassed the place" is a sociopath
@Cobra-King3 Жыл бұрын
No matter what happens, the Predator gave me nightmares, and its sound was just as bone chilling, hearing a Loudspeaker Predator sound would probably kill me in my sleep
@perigeehypertrophy5916 7 ай бұрын
Hi guys. I hope you’re all having a lovely day.
@ald6481 2 жыл бұрын
I heard "chechen" Within the video, this reminds me that you should probably made a video about the Chechen wars, it was a hell hole that kinda doesn't get talked about.
@stoda01 2 жыл бұрын
@Ibrahim Suleman Dagestan and Chechnya are Russian lands.
@ballsdeep7056 2 жыл бұрын
I remember when im watching about a tank documentary and it explained the chechen war and the battle for me is like a machinegun tearing through soldiers on d day
@The_OneManCrowd 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah they are some tough fuckers, them and the Circassians who still live there. I mean, they knew the Russians were coming and they did not flee, and put up a hell of a fight not once but twice. Fierce warriors and brave men to be respected all around.
@The_OneManCrowd 2 жыл бұрын
@@stoda01 Yes part of Russia, but those people are not Ethnic Russians. That's all I'm saying.
@B10101 2 жыл бұрын
@@stoda01 Russians are begging to give Chechnya independence now because Russians can't say anything about Chechens in their own country. Russians gaze down when a Caucasian walks by, you can deny it but I see it everyday.
@hermocrasbreadlord9557 2 жыл бұрын
My ex roommate was in that battle, he is still haunted by the horrors of Fallujah. The mental and physical scars of the Iraq war rule his life.
@wzzzfloyd967 Жыл бұрын
lmaoooo
@m.a.6826 Жыл бұрын
Well good
@vergesserforgetter2160 Жыл бұрын
A terrorist terrorizes his enemy even after death. now those are some terrorists.
@commontouch1787 Жыл бұрын
Good job from the insurgents
@williamsherman1942 Жыл бұрын
@@commontouch1787We still prevailed, once the stars and stripes has you on it’s targets you are simply done.
@user-oy7pw2bp3c 5 ай бұрын
There is a big difference between those who fight to defend honor, land, and human values, and those who fight for Alura Jenson
@CrossFire22 11 ай бұрын
Who else has comeback since the drop of Six Days in Fallujah?
@stuffy2757 11 ай бұрын
Yeah me too Been loving the game so far
@malachiw392 11 ай бұрын
yup
@Frontline_view_kaiser 2 жыл бұрын
Capturing and conveying the horrors of Urban Warfare that was a day to day reality for both sides during the battle in a short video is nearly impossible, but you guys nonetheless did a great job in your presentation
@TR3sniPEr 2 жыл бұрын
“We were one “ is a great book about this battle . A journalist wrote it who was attached to the marines of 3/1 who took the most casualties.
@ThisNinjaSays_ Жыл бұрын
1:00 they are not insurgents, they are defenders of their homeland.
@history-jovian Жыл бұрын
Is POV type of thing. For patriot, insurgents for those in the country, liberators
@ThisNinjaSays_ Жыл бұрын
@@history-jovian Western Media and Western Politicians decide. What did AL Jazeera call the Iraqi defenders?
@pamme5748 11 ай бұрын
wdym they loiterally are wouldnt the iraq army be the defenders?
@MasterVideoStudios 11 ай бұрын
No they're not
@Dennis-nc3vw 8 ай бұрын
Defending their homeland from what? Elections?
@joshklein7842 Жыл бұрын
While anyone who uses fear to advance a cause is awful, I do appreciate how ACH humanizes the insurgents.
@austinlaudry8335 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for being unbiased in your video and acknowledging American war crimes in Iraq, and for using the term “occupying force.”
@laurenced2916 2 жыл бұрын
Imagine being at Stalingrad
@Mixer2904 2 жыл бұрын
yep the loses suffered in the whole battle of Fallujah by both Coalition and Insurgents together is like 1 hour in battle of Stalingrad
@darkmemes953 2 жыл бұрын
Well you can’t compare a modern conflict to a world war lmao. Of course you gonna have more casualties in world war 2 than now because of technological and medical advancements.
@spidos1000 2 жыл бұрын
@@darkmemes953 no. There were larger casualties in WW2 because there was an army of millions fighting an army of millions.
@kettlechips9591 2 жыл бұрын
@@spidos1000 shut up man you’re literally both right. stop being argumentative
@darkmemes953 2 жыл бұрын
@TheBlueGuy Twenty-Three Both of us are right, I was too lazy to type that there were millions of soldiers on ww2 because I was typing from a phone with a small screen lmao.
@ai.yeehaw 2 жыл бұрын
A local gunshop owner is a veteran combat engineer that fought in Fallujah. He described manning the MK19 40mm belt fed grenade launcher that had been mounted on a humvee/truck (I can't remember which). They would take fire and he would turn the MK19 and level the block. It must've been hell because he was not doing well and didn't receive the necessary support for a veteran.
@ai.yeehaw Жыл бұрын
@Louis Blanqui With a combination or hard drugs and ptsd, he’s 100% never going to be the same. Plus, his gun shop got raided by the ATF, so pretty sure he’s in prison now.
@oxide8696 Жыл бұрын
@@ai.yeehaw This is why no one likes the ATF
@lucasward9506 Жыл бұрын
@@ai.yeehaw at this point lots of gun shops are being raided for really minor infractions. Its probably just a Biden moment.
@sloshed-rat Жыл бұрын
@@ai.yeehaw Louis just can't win
@Anonymous-js7hf 11 ай бұрын
Openly comfortable bragging about being a war criminal in your country says a lot about you demons
@MUSTAFA_.2001 Жыл бұрын
Fallujah is the Marines' cemetery
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