documentary · general · evergreen
This Is What Winning Looks Like (Full Length)
VICE · May 27, 2013 · 1h 29m
What this video covers
Ben Anderson's VICE documentary shows embedded reporting on Afghan security forces and US Marines in Helmand during the troop drawdown, exposing incompetence, drug abuse and corruption.
Why it surfaced in Hacker News
Recommended during Afghanistan withdrawal threads as a sobering look at why the transition to local forces was failing.
10recommendation score
- 7
- distinct recommenders
- 8
- recommendation months
- 4
- strong recommendations
Recommendation context
Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.
“I highly recommend giving this a watch though it's very upsetting”
“I highly recommend the 2013 documentary”
“Ben Anderson whos Afghanistan and Iraq reporting was really impressive.”