Iraqis get blown away

Ok, after all the colorful comments that this video has been receiving I think I should clarify a few things, or at least offer the back story. These guys that you see here are in fact detainees that were held and questioned by the Rangers you see here. Now in my job as a crew chief I am not often informed of what exactly we might be doing, so I thought we were taking them to an Iraqi jail. Turns out that was not the case.

Not pictured here is a town literally about a 1/4 to 1/2 mile down the road we landed on. This town was where these particular gentleman were from. That is why they look so happy when they take the blindfolds off. If you are wondering why they must be blindfolded you need to think of the aspect of giving a suspected terrorist a birds eye view of our bases or operations. That is simple logic if you are one of us, but just thought I'd throw that in. Even though we may have been releasing them doesn't mean we trust them. You never know with a war like that. They just couldn't prove anything that time. Happens all the time in our legal system too.

Next, we did not leave them out in the middle of the desert, and we did give them water, even though there was in fact, a town a 1/4 to 1/2 mile down the road.

Finally, the reason we took off in a hurry was because a very large group of people were approaching the helicopter from the nose, and were within a hundred yards or so when we finally got these guys sorted out. It's not my fault if the guys you see get blasted by sand didn't want to move.

That is all.

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[OZOBIEUSA1]

Hey you don't owe anyone any kind of reason for how and why you did things!

I just want to say "Thank You" for keeping us safe...

I'm just amazed watching you guys work....

[ukraine578]

Aww.. that was cute. They wave goodbye. Not pussies at all, just pleased to be alive and treated well. I interpretate it as this: They realise the American Soldier isnt such a bad dude they were brainwashed into thinking they are... Afterall as the commenter said. They were suspected terrorists not convinced they were. Happy ending.

[NorthCitySider]

@ukraine578

Brainwashed? No brainwashing is needed.

[Sandberg1972]

@xxxedbmclz This is equally stupid if not more.

"Us" versus "them", djee, what wisdom is that, ey?

Looks like the root cause of all this trouble, but hey, why make that an issue, right?

[Sandberg1972]

@MeH8Haterz I weep for u dude, for u do not understand.

What has happened to u that has enabled you to produce this kind of language?

[The09121971]

@xxxedbmclz Thats too funny! You muslime, you so crazy!

[djmixxin]

shoulda shot em n e way..target practice

[MeH8Haterz]

@xxxedbmclz If Iraq is the best how come a huge number of Iraqi seeks refuge from foreign lands for a better life. Iraq is a shithole. America is not scared of Iraq they invaded that shithole country. They could have just levelled it with 2 or 3 ICBMs but instead they came and invaded. Arabs and Muslims are just too stupid to admit that they have no chance fighting against America.

[gsxrrick]

All that is needed is a thank you.  So thank you.

[xxxedbmclz]

IRAQ IS BEST IN THE WORLD AND IRAQ WIN AMERICA AND AMERICA IS SCARY OF IRAQ

[jmoney2794]

@GeorgeBonez easy there iraqi lover. i would of dropped em