Deborah Scranton: Scenes from "The War Tapes"

http://www.ted.com Filmmaker Deborah Scranton talks about and shows clips from her documentary The War Tapes, which puts cameras in the hands of soldiers fighting in Iraq.

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[SierraNichole]

People need to stop blaming this war on the troops. It's stupid and immature to think that any soldier WANTS war, nobody wants peace more than him.

[MegaPinkbits]

this ladies hair is pissing me the fuck off i wanna slap her

[joythemonkey]

Google "Henry Kissinger's quote military men".

[Burnz2much]

@soviet86 You are really that ignorant. Notice how that was not a question? Fucking idiot. To understand you would have to be there. But I guess for now, and the rest of your life you will never know. Go back to video games or mcdonalds or whereever it is you hang out.

[soviet86]

@SierraNichole really ? tell me, what does he say at 3:04 ?

[Youaresofullofshite]

6:27 James Randi - he gets around for an old timer

[cayterr]

@infinummjb

wow.. wowwww

[cayterr]

@SierraNichole

amazing. thank you

[crudhousefull]

That story about the driver that killed that kid says a lot about the war. It's like giving candy to the Iraqi people after mowing them down without even thinking about it. Is the world to feel sorry for the soldier at this point or look at the bigger picture?

[crudhousefull]

Don't try use a soldier's emotions to whitewash the horrible intentions of going in there in the first place. Comment from an Asian

[CyrustheVirus1234]

@infinummjb Or maybe a banker. You cant pay off the ol' loan on your car so mr banker has no choice but so say, sorry bud but you aint got no car anymore. That guy now has a problem just getting to work to make money to pay off his loan anyway. Your throwing him into shit creek without even so much as a boat, let alone a paddle. But thats life. Thats your job. The only difference is you cant up and quit the military. Find me a person who can do no wrong and ill shit a rubix cube.

[CyrustheVirus1234]

@infinummjb If ethical people do not engage in offensive wars you me and every single human on planet earth comes from a tainted lineage filled with murderous vagabonds. Seriously, name me a nation or race on earth that has never engaged in an offensively based war at some point in history. I dont agree with the motives behind the Iraq war at all, but blaming soldiers who have no personal agenda against the people of Iraq is nothing but ignorance.