Once.Upon.a.Time.in.Iraq.S01E01.720p.WEBRip.x264-GalaxyTV_track3_[eng] Movie Subtitles

1 00:00:02,043 --> 00:00:06,923 This programme contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting and some strong language. 2 00:00:12,323 --> 00:00:18,763 Now, what are your preferences with regards to vaping or not? 3 00:00:18,763 --> 00:00:21,323 Do you... Whatever you want to do, yeah. Yeah? 4 00:00:21,323 --> 00:00:24,083 Whatever makes you feel more relaxed. Thank you. 5 00:00:24,083 --> 00:00:25,123 TRANSLATION: 6 00:00:38,483 --> 00:00:42,443 GEORGE W BUSH: Removing Saddam Hussein from power was the right decision, 7 00:00:42,443 --> 00:00:45,723 and rescued millions from unspeakable horrors. 8 00:00:47,403 --> 00:00:49,043 TONY BLAIR: This isn't about a lie 9 00:00:49,043 --> 00:00:51,603 or a conspiracy or a deceit or a deception. 10 00:00:51,603 --> 00:00:53,203 It's a decision. 11 00:00:53,203 --> 00:00:57,683 And I do genuinely believe that the world is safer as a result. 12 00:00:59,723 --> 00:01:02,523 The politicians have had their say. 13 00:01:04,003 --> 00:01:07,323 In this series, the story of the Iraq War is told 14 00:01:07,323 --> 00:01:11,643 by the civilians, journalists, and soldiers who lived through 15 00:01:11,643 --> 00:01:16,803 the 2003 invasion, and the years of chaos that continue to this day. 16 00:01:16,803 --> 00:01:18,883 Anybody can invade a country. 17 00:01:18,883 --> 00:01:20,443 Anybody can go to war. 18 00:01:20,443 --> 00:01:22,163 It's what happens if you win. 19 00:01:23,283 --> 00:01:24,763 Through their eyes, 20 00:01:24,763 --> 00:01:29,283 we'll see how events in Iraq have changed the world. 21 00:01:29,283 --> 00:01:32,203 Hi, I'm Lieutenant Colonel Nate Sassaman and the battalion commander 22 00:01:32,203 --> 00:01:35,003 for First Battalion Eighth Infantry Regiment... 23 00:01:35,003 --> 00:01:39,043 We sowed the seeds of Isis in 2003. 24 00:01:39,043 --> 00:01:40,123 We did. 25 00:01:41,523 --> 00:01:43,003 HE EXHALES 26 00:01:43,003 --> 00:01:47,443 The only choice you have is either to be a victim, 27 00:01:47,443 --> 00:01:49,243 or to be the killer. 28 00:02:07,443 --> 00:02:09,643 Are we starting? Yeah, we can start. 29 00:02:09,643 --> 00:02:12,203 I'm interested at where you would begin in a series like this. 30 00:02:12,203 --> 00:02:15,163 Oh, man. Um... 31 00:02:15,163 --> 00:02:19,283 Well, Iraq should not be connected to 9/11 32 00:02:19,283 --> 00:02:21,043 but unfortunately it is, you know? 33 00:02:22,083 --> 00:02:23,483 Go! Go back! 34 00:02:23,483 --> 00:02:25,003 That was the kick-off. 35 00:02:26,603 --> 00:02:29,483 Iraq continues to flaunt its hostility toward America 36 00:02:29,483 --> 00:02:30,763 and to support terror. 37 00:02:31,763 --> 00:02:36,083 States like these and their terrorist allies constitute 38 00:02:36,083 --> 00:02:37,723 an axis of evil. 39 00:02:41,203 --> 00:02:45,123 That's when we knew, "S***t. 40 00:02:45,123 --> 00:02:47,443 "We are getting blamed for this." 41 00:02:50,003 --> 00:02:52,803 There was a sense of relief. 42 00:02:54,083 --> 00:02:57,763 NEWS FOOTAGE: Allied troops have begun moving into position near the Iraqi border... 43 00:02:57,763 --> 00:03:00,443 The war plans are finalised, the training is over, 44 00:03:00,443 --> 00:03:02,403 the combat units are at battle positions... 45 00:03:02,403 --> 00:03:04,563 It seems increasingly likely that military action 46 00:03:04,563 --> 00:03:06,923 against Iraq could be imminent. 47 00:03:16,643 --> 00:03:18,803 At the start of 2003, 48 00:03:18,803 --> 00:03:22,803 over 300,000 coalition troops from mostly America and Britain 49 00:03:22,803 --> 00:03:26,563 had been deployed in preparation for the invasion of Iraq. 50 00:03:27,803 --> 00:03:29,923 And the whole country knew war was coming. 51 00:03:31,843 --> 00:03:34,003 OK, New York, we're starting the show. 52 00:03:34,003 --> 00:03:39,003 Five, four, three, two, one... 53 00:03:39,003 --> 00:03:41,563 Hi, and welcome. I'm Vanessa Ray and today, 54 00:03:41,563 --> 00:03:45,363 we're participating in a historic discussion between the young people 55 00:03:45,363 --> 00:03:47,603 of two countries on the brink of war. 56 00:03:47,603 --> 00:03:51,323 Let's everyone in New York say hi to everyone over in Baghdad. 57 00:03:51,323 --> 00:03:53,163 Hi! 58 00:03:53,163 --> 00:03:57,163 And if you guys could say hi back to us just so we know that you saw us. 59 00:03:57,163 --> 00:03:59,763 ALL: Hi! Hi, people of America! 60 00:04:01,483 --> 00:04:02,723 It's... 61 00:04:02,723 --> 00:04:05,083 It's very weird looking at yourself, you know? 62 00:04:05,083 --> 00:04:10,323 As a young man, I think I was 18 years old at that time. Oh, it's... 63 00:04:10,323 --> 00:04:13,163 I mean, ** I wrong or did I sound like Borat?! 64 00:04:13,163 --> 00:04:14,643 You know, it's like I don't know... 65 00:04:14,643 --> 00:04:16,923 IMITATING BORAT: "Hello, people of America!" 66 00:04:16,923 --> 00:04:18,683 HE LAUGHS 67 00:04:18,683 --> 00:04:21,123 I'm generally interested in computers 68 00:04:21,123 --> 00:04:25,523 and I like internet, I like e-mail and all this stuff. 69 00:04:25,523 --> 00:04:30,283 Let's live a happy life, and let's rock and roll. 70 00:04:30,283 --> 00:04:32,603 You know, I love rock a lot. 71 00:04:32,603 --> 00:04:34,803 Listen for some Metallica, it will help you. 72 00:04:34,803 --> 00:04:38,363 Let's take a little bit more of an in-depth look with this first video 73 00:04:38,363 --> 00:04:41,563 from Waleed who, as we all know by now, is a rocker. 74 00:04:41,563 --> 00:04:42,603 Let's check it out. 75 00:04:42,603 --> 00:04:43,883 ROCK MUSIC 76 00:04:47,723 --> 00:04:49,523 So, I formed this little group. 77 00:04:50,963 --> 00:04:55,523 And we were the only heavy-metal band in Iraq. 78 00:04:55,523 --> 00:04:56,923 CROWD CHANTING: Hey, hey, hey! 79 00:05:01,323 --> 00:05:05,163 I was infatuated with the West. 80 00:05:05,163 --> 00:05:07,723 I wanted everything that was Western. 81 00:05:07,723 --> 00:05:09,883 It was like... I wanted the blue jeans, 82 00:05:09,883 --> 00:05:13,003 I wanted the skateboards, I wanted the headphones, 83 00:05:13,003 --> 00:05:17,443 I wanted all of these things that I grew up watching. 84 00:05:17,443 --> 00:05:20,603 And that's how I learned English was from movies and songs. 85 00:05:25,363 --> 00:05:26,883 It's a cool place. 86 00:05:26,883 --> 00:05:29,203 But it's a fake McDonald. 87 00:05:29,203 --> 00:05:32,683 We thought it's real McDonald, and the first moment that we saw it, 88 00:05:32,683 --> 00:05:34,843 "Oh! We have McDonald's here in Iraq!" 89 00:05:34,843 --> 00:05:37,923 But this is not McDonald's. 90 00:05:37,923 --> 00:05:41,723 There are two girls, very beautiful girls here, are sitting there. 91 00:05:41,723 --> 00:05:44,803 You know, I hadn't met that many Americans at that time. 92 00:05:44,803 --> 00:05:47,203 But there are so many things about America 93 00:05:47,203 --> 00:05:51,003 that we appreciated, we like, we want. 94 00:05:51,003 --> 00:05:53,763 So, when I hear, you know, statements like, 95 00:05:53,763 --> 00:05:55,963 "They hate our freedom and our democracy," it's like, 96 00:05:55,963 --> 00:05:57,723 "No, we actually love it! 97 00:05:57,723 --> 00:06:00,443 "We freaking love it! That's all we wanted." 98 00:06:00,443 --> 00:06:02,323 MUSIC: Everybody 99 00:06:00,443 --> 00:06:02,323 by Backstreet Boys 100 00:06:04,643 --> 00:06:08,043 Despite 24 years of Saddam's brutal regime, 101 00:06:08,043 --> 00:06:10,843 Baghdad was considered to be one of the most liberal 102 00:06:10,843 --> 00:06:13,563 and cosmopolitan cities in the Middle East. 103 00:06:18,243 --> 00:06:21,283 I want to ask about Backstreet Boys. What do you know about them? 104 00:06:21,283 --> 00:06:22,683 What are their latest? 105 00:06:22,683 --> 00:06:25,083 I g***t to be honest, I think the Backstreet Boys 106 00:06:25,083 --> 00:06:27,963 have some really, really catchy tunes. 107 00:06:27,963 --> 00:06:30,163 So, I'm definitely down with the Backstreet Boys. 108 00:06:30,163 --> 00:06:31,883 They are s***s, you know? 109 00:06:34,003 --> 00:06:37,523 I always want to be one of the Backstreet Boys, 110 00:06:37,523 --> 00:06:41,283 when I was a teenager. I even know the dances like... 111 00:06:43,323 --> 00:06:48,323 I had the same clothes - the white pants, and the open shirts. 112 00:06:48,323 --> 00:06:50,723 # Backstreet's back, all right! # 113 00:06:50,723 --> 00:06:53,163 And I go to high school with these things. 114 00:06:53,163 --> 00:06:56,283 "Sup, my name is Kevin," not Ahmed. 115 00:06:58,563 --> 00:07:00,523 No! 116 00:07:00,523 --> 00:07:04,563 Ahmed Albasheer is now a famous comedian. 117 00:07:04,563 --> 00:07:09,443 He presents a satirical show that's watched by 19 million Iraqis 118 00:07:09,443 --> 00:07:12,843 and regularly pokes fun at the leaders of Isis. 119 00:07:12,843 --> 00:07:14,123 SINGING: 120 00:07:25,323 --> 00:07:26,843 But as a teenager,...