The War Tapes
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Kyle Ahlmann Monday/Wednesday
The War Tapes
Everyone has his or her preconceived notion of what its like to be a solider in the US Army. In my opinion this film has the ability to alter that perception. The movie was made in 2006 and is told entirely though the eyes of the solders fighting in Iraq. It acts as “a day in the life” kind of journalism that has the ability to educate those misinformed about life in the military. Throughout the film the viewer gets a sense of the solders personality and how they need to joke around with one another just to save themselves from going crazy. The film also shows the main issues that soldiers face each and everyday along with some of the things that are going on behind the scenes in Iraq that all Americans should, but don’t all know about.
Some of the main things that are hazardous to troops are IED’s (Improvised Explosive Devices), RPG’s (Rocket Propelled Grenades) and VBIED’s (Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices). At any time when troops are driving for a task, such as transporting Halliburton KBR trucks filled with supplies, the troops are in danger of any one of those three things happening and are potentially life threatening.
In my opinion one of the most eye opening scenes from the film was when they talked about KBR and Halliburton. KBR trucks are owned by Halliburton and ran by the then Vice President, Dick Cheney. What they have done in Iraq is taken every store and made it so they are all ran by one company. The longer American troops stay in Iraq, the more money these companies add to their already ridiculous totals. I find it crazy to think that our government could potentially risk thousands of young men and women’s lives every day, just for profit. One soldier even said, “I think the priority of KBR making money outweighs the priority of safety”.
Another area of war that The War Tapes looks deeper in to is the impact that war has on the parents, spouses and children of the men and...
The War Tapes
Everyone has his or her preconceived notion of what its like to be a solider in the US Army. In my opinion this film has the ability to alter that perception. The movie was made in 2006 and is told entirely though the eyes of the solders fighting in Iraq. It acts as “a day in the life” kind of journalism that has the ability to educate those misinformed about life in the military. Throughout the film the viewer gets a sense of the solders personality and how they need to joke around with one another just to save themselves from going crazy. The film also shows the main issues that soldiers face each and everyday along with some of the things that are going on behind the scenes in Iraq that all Americans should, but don’t all know about.
Some of the main things that are hazardous to troops are IED’s (Improvised Explosive Devices), RPG’s (Rocket Propelled Grenades) and VBIED’s (Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices). At any time when troops are driving for a task, such as transporting Halliburton KBR trucks filled with supplies, the troops are in danger of any one of those three things happening and are potentially life threatening.
In my opinion one of the most eye opening scenes from the film was when they talked about KBR and Halliburton. KBR trucks are owned by Halliburton and ran by the then Vice President, Dick Cheney. What they have done in Iraq is taken every store and made it so they are all ran by one company. The longer American troops stay in Iraq, the more money these companies add to their already ridiculous totals. I find it crazy to think that our government could potentially risk thousands of young men and women’s lives every day, just for profit. One soldier even said, “I think the priority of KBR making money outweighs the priority of safety”.
Another area of war that The War Tapes looks deeper in to is the impact that war has on the parents, spouses and children of the men and...