Occupation Dreamland part 2 of 8

Occupation: Dreamland is an unflinchingly candid portrait of a squad of American soldiers deployed in the doomed Iraq city of Falluja during the winter of 2004. A collective study of the soldiers unfolds as they patrol an environment of low-intensity conflict creeping steadily towards catastrophe. Through the squads activities Occupation: Dreamland provides a vital glimpse into the last days of Falluja. The film documents the citys waning stability before a final series of military assaults began in the spring of 2004 that effectively destroyed it.

Filmmakers Garrett Scott and Ian Olds were given access to all operations of the Armys 82nd Airborne. They lived with the unit 24/7, giving voice to soldiers held under a strict code of authority as they cope with an ambiguous, often lethal environment. The result is a revealing, sometimes surprising look at Army life, operations and the complexity of American war in the 21st century

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[area51er6]

I think we can all relate to these guys, sure we`ve all done petty crime and we don`t know what the fuck to do with our lives, and the thought of sitting around some construction site forever is pretty depressing... I mean face it we don`t have mommy n daddy to pay our way through university, and who the fuck wants to sit in a classroom for 4 years.

[ang3lin07]

interesting to hear what US soldiers have to say...

thanks for uploading

[socomnal]

@linea2000 How about you go fuck yourself. You arrogant fuck, these people risk their lives for our country and you have the nerve to speak about them like that. What I have realized while being a soldier is that there are no shortage of shit holes like you there are more shit holes then oil wells. Next time you open your big ass mouth think twice.

[linea2000]

Idiots like this in the field = recipe for genocide

[linea2000]

LOL all american soldiers are fat - raised on McDonalds and violent video games for a war against peasants, scaring women and children. I feel sorry for the British soldiers - real soldiers that have been dragged into this crap to serve alongside you uneducated farm-boy delinquent inbreeds. You say in this film that you have no education, no skills, criminal records - army was the only place that would take you. THAT IS NOT AN ARMY, IT IS A BOOT CAMP FOR IDIOTS

[xavierandradev]

@scotty200606 Is there any evidence that he did something? Or presumption of innocence is only for US citizens?

[scotty200606]

@xavierandradev how on earth do u know he's innocent ?

[xavierandradev]

@NEONNEVADA Can you tell me how this guy threatens your "freedom"? Even if it so, what gives you the right to put an innocent person in jail because of "freedom"?

[amedtiffany]

@area51er6 Nah man, not a criminal (clean record) nor was I not sure what I wanted to do. Just wanted to serve my country at a time when it was gravely hit. Now I am out and am studying in engineering. I was in Dco in this movie.

[xavierandradev]

@youse12132 This not hilarious, it is terrible. That poor guy, that did not do anything, will probably spend years in jail being tortured, without charges or trial.

[travisg336]

1:52 lol

[thehotshirtguy2008]

@Tullzter Yes.  I am.