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

At 00:00:02,043, Character said: This programme contains scenes
which some viewers may find
upsetting and some strong language.

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At 00:00:12,323, Character said: Now, what are your preferences
with regards to vaping or not?

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At 00:00:18,763, Character said: Do you... Whatever you want to do,
yeah. Yeah?

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At 00:00:21,323, Character said: Whatever makes you feel more
relaxed. Thank you.

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At 00:00:24,083, Character said: TRANSLATION:

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At 00:00:38,483, Character said: GEORGE W BUSH: Removing Saddam
Hussein from power was the
right decision,

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At 00:00:42,443, Character said: and rescued millions
from unspeakable horrors.

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At 00:00:47,403, Character said: TONY BLAIR: This isn't about a lie

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At 00:00:49,043, Character said: or a conspiracy or a deceit
or a deception.

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At 00:00:51,603, Character said: It's a decision.

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At 00:00:53,203, Character said: And I do genuinely believe that the
world is safer as a result.

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At 00:00:59,723, Character said: The politicians have had their say.

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At 00:01:04,003, Character said: In this series, the story of the
Iraq War is told

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At 00:01:07,323, Character said: by the civilians, journalists,
and soldiers who lived through

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At 00:01:11,643, Character said: the 2003 invasion, and the years
of chaos that continue to this day.

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At 00:01:16,803, Character said: Anybody can invade a country.

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At 00:01:18,883, Character said: Anybody can go to war.

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At 00:01:20,443, Character said: It's what happens if you win.

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At 00:01:23,283, Character said: Through their eyes,

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At 00:01:24,763, Character said: we'll see how events in Iraq have
changed the world.

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At 00:01:29,283, Character said: Hi, I'm Lieutenant Colonel Nate
Sassaman and the battalion commander

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At 00:01:32,203, Character said: for First Battalion Eighth
Infantry Regiment...

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At 00:01:35,003, Character said: We sowed the seeds of Isis in 2003.

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At 00:01:39,043, Character said: We did.

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At 00:01:41,523, Character said: HE EXHALES

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At 00:01:43,003, Character said: The only choice you have is either
to be a victim,

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At 00:01:47,443, Character said: or to be the killer.

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At 00:02:07,443, Character said: Are we starting? Yeah, we can start.

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At 00:02:09,643, Character said: I'm interested at where you would
begin in a series like this.

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At 00:02:12,203, Character said: Oh, man. Um...

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At 00:02:15,163, Character said: Well, Iraq should not be
connected to 9/11

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At 00:02:19,283, Character said: but unfortunately it is, you know?

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At 00:02:22,083, Character said: Go! Go back!

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At 00:02:23,483, Character said: That was the kick-off.

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At 00:02:26,603, Character said: Iraq continues to flaunt its
hostility toward America

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At 00:02:29,483, Character said: and to support terror.

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At 00:02:31,763, Character said: States like these and their
terrorist allies constitute

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At 00:02:36,083, Character said: an axis of evil.

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At 00:02:41,203, Character said: That's when we knew, "S***t.

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At 00:02:45,123, Character said: "We are getting blamed for this."

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At 00:02:50,003, Character said: There was a sense of relief.

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At 00:02:54,083, Character said: NEWS FOOTAGE: Allied troops have
begun moving into position near the
Iraqi border...

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At 00:02:57,763, Character said: The war plans are finalised,
the training is over,

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At 00:03:00,443, Character said: the combat units are at battle
positions...

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At 00:03:02,403, Character said: It seems increasingly likely that
military action

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At 00:03:04,563, Character said: against Iraq could be imminent.

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At 00:03:16,643, Character said: At the start of 2003,

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At 00:03:18,803, Character said: over 300,000 coalition troops
from mostly America and Britain

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At 00:03:22,803, Character said: had been deployed in preparation
for the invasion of Iraq.

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At 00:03:27,803, Character said: And the whole country knew
war was coming.

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At 00:03:31,843, Character said: OK, New York,
we're starting the show.

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At 00:03:34,003, Character said: Five, four, three, two, one...

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At 00:03:39,003, Character said: Hi, and welcome.
I'm Vanessa Ray and today,

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At 00:03:41,563, Character said: we're participating in a historic
discussion between the young people

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At 00:03:45,363, Character said: of two countries on the
brink of war.

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At 00:03:47,603, Character said: Let's everyone in New York say hi to
everyone over in Baghdad.

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At 00:03:51,323, Character said: Hi!

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At 00:03:53,163, Character said: And if you guys could say hi back to
us just so we know that you saw us.

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At 00:03:57,163, Character said: ALL: Hi! Hi, people of America!

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At 00:04:01,483, Character said: It's...

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At 00:04:02,723, Character said: It's very weird looking at yourself,
you know?

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At 00:04:05,083, Character said: As a young man, I think I was 18
years old at that time. Oh, it's...

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At 00:04:10,323, Character said: I mean, ** I wrong or did
I sound like Borat?!

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At 00:04:13,163, Character said: You know, it's like I don't know...

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At 00:04:14,643, Character said: IMITATING BORAT:
"Hello, people of America!"

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At 00:04:16,923, Character said: HE LAUGHS

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At 00:04:18,683, Character said: I'm generally interested
in computers

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At 00:04:21,123, Character said: and I like internet, I like e-mail
and all this stuff.

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At 00:04:25,523, Character said: Let's live a happy life,
and let's rock and roll.

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At 00:04:30,283, Character said: You know, I love rock a lot.

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At 00:04:32,603, Character said: Listen for some Metallica,
it will help you.

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At 00:04:34,803, Character said: Let's take a little bit more of an
in-depth look with this first video

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At 00:04:38,363, Character said: from Waleed who, as we all know
by now, is a rocker.

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At 00:04:41,563, Character said: Let's check it out.

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At 00:04:42,603, Character said: ROCK MUSIC

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At 00:04:47,723, Character said: So, I formed this little group.

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At 00:04:50,963, Character said: And we were the only
heavy-metal band in Iraq.

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At 00:04:55,523, Character said: CROWD CHANTING: Hey, hey, hey!

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At 00:05:01,323, Character said: I was infatuated with the West.

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At 00:05:05,163, Character said: I wanted everything
that was Western.

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At 00:05:07,723, Character said: It was like...
I wanted the blue jeans,

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At 00:05:09,883, Character said: I wanted the skateboards,
I wanted the headphones,

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At 00:05:13,003, Character said: I wanted all of these things
that I grew up watching.

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At 00:05:17,443, Character said: And that's how I learned English
was from movies and songs.

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At 00:05:25,363, Character said: It's a cool place.

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At 00:05:26,883, Character said: But it's a fake McDonald.

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At 00:05:29,203, Character said: We thought it's real McDonald,
and the first moment that we saw it,

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At 00:05:32,683, Character said: "Oh! We have McDonald's here in
Iraq!"

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At 00:05:34,843, Character said: But this is not McDonald's.

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At 00:05:37,923, Character said: There are two girls, very beautiful
girls here, are sitting there.

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At 00:05:41,723, Character said: You know, I hadn't met that many
Americans at that time.

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At 00:05:44,803, Character said: But there are so many things
about America

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At 00:05:47,203, Character said: that we appreciated, we like,
we want.

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At 00:05:51,003, Character said: So, when I hear, you know,
statements like,

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At 00:05:53,763, Character said: "They hate our freedom
and our democracy," it's like,

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At 00:05:55,963, Character said: "No, we actually love it!

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At 00:05:57,723, Character said: "We freaking love it!
That's all we wanted."

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At 00:06:00,443, Character said: MUSIC: Everybody

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At 00:06:00,443, Character said: by Backstreet Boys

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At 00:06:04,643, Character said: Despite 24 years
of Saddam's brutal regime,

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At 00:06:08,043, Character said: Baghdad was considered to be
one of the most liberal

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At 00:06:10,843, Character said: and cosmopolitan cities
in the Middle East.

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At 00:06:18,243, Character said: I want to ask about Backstreet Boys.
What do you know about them?

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At 00:06:21,283, Character said: What are their latest?

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At 00:06:22,683, Character said: I g***t to be honest, I think the
Backstreet Boys

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At 00:06:25,083, Character said: have some really, really
catchy tunes.

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At 00:06:27,963, Character said: So, I'm definitely down with
the Backstreet Boys.

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At 00:06:30,163, Character said: They are s***s, you know?

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At 00:06:34,003, Character said: I always want to be
one of the Backstreet Boys,

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At 00:06:37,523, Character said: when I was a teenager.
I even know the dances like...

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At 00:06:43,323, Character said: I had the same clothes - the
white pants, and the open shirts.

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At 00:06:48,323, Character said: # Backstreet's back, all right! #

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At 00:06:50,723, Character said: And I go to high school with
these things.

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At 00:06:53,163, Character said: "Sup, my name is Kevin," not Ahmed.

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At 00:06:58,563, Character said: No!

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At 00:07:00,523, Character said: Ahmed Albasheer is now
a famous comedian.

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At 00:07:04,563, Character said: He presents a satirical show
that's watched by 19 million Iraqis

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At 00:07:09,443, Character said: and regularly pokes fun
at the leaders of Isis.

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At 00:07:12,843, Character said: SINGING:

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At 00:07:25,323, Character said: But as a teenager,...