The Last Mission: Establishing the Rule of Law in Iraq

A West Virginia National Guard military police battalion helps transform the Iraqi police in Anbar province from a force that served a brutal regime to one that serves the people and the law. This is the last, and perhaps most important mission for the US Army before it leaves the country at the end of 2011.

[@frankthomas2231]

I was with the 168th MP BN in Baghdad in 2003-04 one of our missions was to set up the first IP academy and train IPs and help set up police stations through out Baghdad. I worked with many IPs that were good men and women that just wanted to make their country a better place.

[@mugiddeflorence2924]

Good job,

[@Phil-wn7zz]

Thank you for your service Frank

[@thrashingmetal]

Thank you for destroying Iraq

[@sataralanbari9792]

I am from Ramadi🙂

[@miladmiladzade7572]

Im from iran most of iranian respect usa soldiers against of iran regim

[@jamesm.taylor6928]

I really hate to say this, especially as an ex Marine who fought my share of wars, but not these, but if I was an average Iraqi...well no let me put it like this. If the United States was invaded because a president went rouge and held onto power using the military and became a dictator, and a foreign power came in to Liberate me and then basically destroyed everything, my home, businesses, town, powerplants, sewage plants etc. Then because I had been in the military before I was ostracized where I wasn't allowed any job etc. Then the troops kicked in my and my neighbors doors at three in the morning, holding my family at gunpoint and arresting me and people I knew as suspected bad guys, even though I and my friends weren't...well it wouldn't take me long to hate them with every fiber of my being and I would soon want to fight back. The only way I can fight them is what the world labels terrorist but to me its the only option I have to fight. I would fight them for the rest of my life even after they left, I could never forget. We created generations of future terrorists, generations. And their reasons are valid I have to admit. Nothing justifies the way we treated them or what we did to their country and then abandoned them to the wolves. I know running away was coward Obama but still. It all just sucks and Is a HUGE blot on our honor, especially the Marines who should always maintain a far higher standard.

[@anthonybaiocchi3028]

As an ex infantry rifleman myself, having served in a different country and a different war, all I can say is huge respect for saying this!

[@imtiyaz3447]

As an Iraqi, God bless you. I became a refugee after the invasion. The situation in Iraq has become horrible, car bombs everywhere, even on my street. Thank you for speaking up, lots of people don't realise what a mess has been created after 2003 and it confuses me so much how some people still support the invasion. I do admit Saddam did horrible things but he also provided stability within a region full of so many opposing beliefs and ethnic groups. Thank you so much for this comment, it gives me hope, you should be running America.

[@cry666nothing]

James M. Taylor Well said! Respect to you, your thoughts and words

[@mn_lazy6816]

Well said brother

[@القواتالعراقية-ظ7ر]

كلامك هو الحق والحق يقال ولو بعد حين تحية 👑💪

[@khalidramadan125]

As an Iraqi and former employee of the U.S. government and worked with their mission in Iraq, it’s sad to see all that effort goes away because their is still people above the law and most of the Iraqi police are corrupt and loyal to Iran and their allies Even the Iraqi army and we are all aware of what happened after 2011 withdrawal the country collapsed and the U.S. military and its allies had to go back to help get rid of the new threat On top of that leaving thousands of interpreters behind and committing to the moral obligation to help them out

[@dougwilliams44]

We're paying for it now. I served during invasion in 2003. After I got back to USA I converted to Islam. Thank You for showing the way

[@saadalaarage4616]

I wish to immigrate to America with my children. I am from Iraq

[@LWLx15]

very insightful thanks for sharing its not always about explosions and firefights nice to see another side to the US military awesome stuff!!

[@ألقرأن-ج6غ]

M

[@karelltulod3079]

Merry Christmas to army's

[@seanberthiaume6909]

Was in the WV Army National Guard (21N combat engineer) from 2003-2004 & 2007-2008...

[@knightlykin1499]

The Iraqi Police are look much better now. I heard that their arrest rate went up because they stopped simply shooting people for petty crimes. Now they actually understand use of force and have made plenty of arrests. Recently the IP arrested a kidnapper, chased him in their police trucks and the guy finally gave up and pulled over and the IP boxed his car in with their trucks, pulled him out, handcuffed him, and now he's currently in prison and the girl he tried to kidnap is back at home safely. My only recommendation now is to set entry level requirements. Many Iraqi Police still do drugs even with their supervisors cracking down on them. The Iraqi government should require that their policemen take drug tests and complete a written test on the use of force and firearm safety to decrease corruption and improve the efficiency of police work. Terminate employment of all drug using policemen, and don't hire people who can't pass a questionnaire with common sense firearm safety and use of force questions. By doing that, they'll weed out the rotten apples and have a descent team of good policemen.

[@Astro-kb7zn]

man im iraqi how do you know that much????

[@Limosethe]

@@Astro-kb7zn He doesn't, it's just propaganda

[@iom5292]

ألف شكر وتحيه إلى الرئيس جورج بوش و القوات الأمريكية المحرره للعراق والعراقيين من صدام والبعثين السفله

[@شنهيالسادس-ب8ج]

زربه

[@pmccann5811]

This music is awesome

[@rampantcolt]

I knew it was camp Ramadi from the thumbnail. Spent 15 months there 2006-2007

[@sataralanbari9792]

Ramadi is my city and I live there, I wish if I had the opportunity to work as an Interpreter.

[@sataralanbari9792]

@war head افضل مما اساعد أبن البلد الي أنتمائة وولائة لبلاد الفرس وقم.

[@thrashingmetal]

@@sataralanbari9792 حطمتكم امريكا يا باشا

[@sataralanbari9792]

@@thrashingmetal Shut your mouth

[@Mohammad-mi8pw]

هل ارتكبت جرائم

[@bathwars]

For 'when the American military leaves in December 2011' .... January 2018 and we still here lmao

[@charlesferdinand422]

Did these brand-new police officers manage to find Saddam's WMDs?

[@vondenhuevelOH]

I still proudly serve with a few soldiers featured in this film.

[@khalidch5858]

U are D O D

[@moderatemexicanamericanpat4904]

@@khalidch5858 hes C I A now

[@رحيم-ذ8ه]

اريد ان اعمل مع الجيش المارينز الأمريكي معك

[@sataralanbari9792]

@@رحيم-ذ8ه لايعميل😂

[@رحيم-ذ8ه]

@@sataralanbari9792 يمعود خل نشتغل نحصل فلوس هههههه

[@amaaralmousswi3725]

اكثر بشر حبيته من ناحيه الاخلاص وعدم لكذب والمصداقيه اثناء خدمتي معكم احبكم ❤️

[@السماءالزرقاء-ب7ن]

هلو مسسسستر جون هواريو ذنكيوه وندو نو يس .كذمورنيك

[@amaaralmousswi3725]

؟؟

[@sataralanbari9792]

هاااا عميل😂

[@amirdahir2029]

AMIIIIIR TAHIIIRRRR 🇸🇴

[@marilynmarquiss8024]

I ain't army will work with you

[@صدامحسين-ب6ث]

America 💪💪💪💪💪

[@حيدرالعكيلي-ض2ز]

👞👞👞👟👞👞

[@MarieAntoinetteandherlittlesis]

@@حيدرالعكيلي-ض2ز I am American and I thought this was funny. We all did.

[@rise-amorph8178]

I am all for the military but how do you bring a country from medieval days into the twenty-first century when they don't want it

[@rise-amorph8178]

@Arsene Who? I fully agree with your statement but we the United States were trying to impose our view of how Society should be on them and they did not want anything to do with that

[@rise-amorph8178]

@Arsene Who? Yup

[@Phil-wn7zz]

Iraq was a developing country (second world country ) with a fairly developed society pre 2003. They were on par with America circa 1960s in terms of development, or on par woth moat of the current BRICS countries

[@AdrienneReneau-ky4sc]

Ty for your service now we know Iraq is an Islamic country they will never be a democracy I live in the home of the army medic I remember the war

[@yamilemiliodergan-cy4ex]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂🎉🎉foryoutivekivikiderganfebrescateriano

[@ابراهيمعبدالرحمن-ش7ش]

جندي.اوجنود.امريكي.بل.عراق....نزل.جديد.رحمة. والديك.شكرا.....شنو.اسم.امريكي.امريكي

[@thomasboston1887]

95 Bravo Fort McClellan Alabama Delta 787th MP Bn class of 92 non deployed good thing now i am a Christian Writer Author now Disabled

[@alimekdam6327]

Do not forget the Iraqi translators working with US forces once translators worked Lgel Amartikan Iraq, and now I am threatened by unknown Hawiye

[@yathrbmetallica5640]

الله ايساعدك خويي والله الي حجيته صدك المترجمين تعبو اهواي وياهم

[@christopherglenn2984]

Thank you for serving your and my Country!!

[@parimanikkapilash1258]

+yathrb metallica erika negu

[@hhssoo6579]

Traitor's should be put to death

[@Chay_se]

I’m the baby on the computer I’m 13 now that explains how long ago that was (my sister are in there twenties now lol)

[@Melly_12626]

Hey

[@karelltulod3079]

Merry Christmas to the Army's

[@AccusingTuna123]

and some form of control and constraint is needed in society.

[@aminekhaldi2565]

يتكلمون عن بيءة و مناخ لكنهم هم من يخترقونها بصواريخهم مضرة للبيءة..كثرة حروب نانومترية يعني هضم كميات ضخمة من أوكسجين😊

[@willmartin792]

Dycorp was one of the Advisors to have CIVPOL trainers..

[@amirdahir2029]

AMIIIIR 🇸🇴

[@طيبألعراق]

هاذ بلدي

[@shadow1278]

As an iraqi Usa made my country a very bad place

[@ضياع-ش7ي]

تحياتي للجيش الامريكي العظيم

[@IRAQ_Qq]

طييييط انتة والجيش الامريكي 😂😂😂🐒

[@davecooke7868]

Should have a squad of badass women soldiers to show them that women matter and are not second hand people

[@jaydenmadden6986]

They very serious when they’re on camera but when no cameras are rolling yk they be doing

[@mustafa9785]

what are the names of the soundtracks were played in this video

[@dopesnope6222]

T.L.E. Silkroad ( Black Afghan 1 )

[@scholarpradeep]

U.S has set the example for rest of the world through by all this, that how much a democratic system is important to a nation, Great job U.S, Salute...

[@therrienmichael08]

I was 95 Bravo Military Police

[@andygebb]

The U.S. military is a force that maintains peace and justice, and is a force for the development and progress of world civilization.

[@ss-qm5hz]

Abu gharib prison?

[@GuallahGuakbar]

As an 8 year veteran I want to know what you’re smoking on so I can get some … there is no military in the world that fights for the progress of civilization . Did we do good work out there yeah I guess 🫡

[@davidgabriel2241]

⁵⁴

[@FOOTSHOTS1]

Funny joke

[@صفاءحسن-ص6ه]

Im araqi and i love usa Army so much i love America🌹🌹🌹🌹♥️

[@نسنيووينيزيزسمبويو]

دراسات حول ألميكانيك ومحركاتنا

[@alibiker_4245]

Help your translator we still in Iraq waiting for visa or get kills

[@Johnyrocket70]

americans wish we could help but you have to wait until Trump gets kicked out. He hates anyone who isn't white.

[@Swagnummagax]

The time is now

[@sataralanbari9792]

@@Swagnummagax hahaha you're so committed in your comment After 2years!

[@زيادجمال-ج7ز]

جميل good🇴🇲🇮🇶🇺🇲👍

[@amirdahir2029]

AMIIIR 👓

[@CocoCoco-nz1dk]

ماذا فعل بكم رجال العراق أسود ولله خلو العراق عباره عن عبوه لكم

[@Justifying111.]

im watching this video in 2021🤘

[@Evocati-Augusti]

All the negative comments when these to secs have been killing each other for 100s of years, they've killed 1000 times more of their own, Saddam was are best asset up until 2002, he was afraid a terrorist group would take over himself, He gave us great intel during the 90s.but when he started to try and make WMDs, He only said these things to scare away any group looking to take over. which on his last day with his interrogator, who they had formed a bond asked him, "if we didn't invade would you have kept trying to make WMDs, and he said"yes" we got bad intel on him having them and paid an Iraqi General millions for this intel, but it was a soft fake, only a few in high places knew he didn't have any, he told everyone he did.

[@newyorkcity76]

They created militia instead of police

[@عمرابنالخطاب-ح4ك]

الله أكبر

[@نصيرحسين234]

الف نعله على امريكاء

[@rwwaallaa2495]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@AhmedAhmed-vn2or]

اذا الظابط يتفتش اقرالي السلام

[@matthewinsydneyful]

"when America leaves in 2011"😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@W.A.T.P...55]

Why are they treating those Iraqis like children,,saying let the prisoners out for some sunlight,,I'm sure Iraq has been around for a very long time and can run a prison ffs..there's mentoring and there's just plain stupid imo

[@dylan4964]

Because they literally are children

[@imtiyaz3447]

@@dylan4964 No they aint. Its because they dont give 2 shits anymore, they lost their lives, their homes, their families, everything after the US invasion.

[@يزيد-ك5ض]

O you who hear about the religion of Islam, the religion of God Almighty, enter Islam so that you may survive the Resurrection, enter Paradise, and enjoy forever

[@فاطمهمحمد-و8ب]

ربي يحفظكم مو جيش براسكم 60 حظ وعلي معه حتراماتي لجيوش لبقيه خلي يفتحون غسل وتشحين شني مو جيش ضيم

[@tiffanyray8343]

هسة هاي شلون نترجمها الهم 😂😂😂😂😂

[@فاطمهمحمد-و8ب]

ههههههه كارثه وعلي

[@tiffanyray8343]

@@فاطمهمحمد-و8ب 👌😂

[@Evocati-Augusti]

بیلشیت

[@Evocati-Augusti]

@@tiffanyray8343 بیلشیت

[@AliAli-wc7lo]

US Army Coward horrified A cowardly infantry war Strong warfare

[@ahmetmakul2341]

L etat de droi c l americ il foster lamerd partous vous parler de droi franchement chapeau

[@حسينالبصراوي-خ9و]

احب الجيش الامريكي

[@alanmuayad3857]

A total failure just like in Afghanistan. My dad is left behind in Iraq despite his service with the TN army national guard in Jalula Diyala province.

[@dopesnope6222]

T.L.E Silkroad ( Black Afghan 1 )

[@israelshmueli7203]

יוסף שלום אלישיב מנהיג היהודים

[@melnicala6474]

A fi orb creer,inseamna președintele răspunde pentru tine

[@varg8696]

this aged like milk

[@darthvictus1680]

Sure did

[@humamhusean2732]

✌🇺🇸🇮🇶✌fantastic جميل

[@نسنيووينيزيزسمبويو]

الأمة ليزرها ألزراعي

[@redblack7154]

it still gad damn every one above the hell law

[@jasonm949]

Wonder how connected the current police abuse of citizens in the US is connected to ex MPs now being civilian law enforcement?

[@seanb1060]

Whilst I am no fan of MPs I invite you to provide some facts to back up your talk.

[@jasonm949]

@@seanb1060 I'm asking a question. Not presenting anything as fact. Can you comprehend English?

[@seanb1060]

@@jasonm949 No, I understand quite well. It was a leading question where you wanted people to draw a conclusion rather than just going and doing the leg work because you already know you have a conscious bias against cops and MPs.

[@jasonm949]

@S B You're assuming your own conclusions bud. I'm guessing there's some guilt in you since you are taking this so personally.

[@seanb1060]

@@jasonm949 It was a pretty obvious conclusion given the targeted nature of the "question". Being that I was never an MP or a cop I have no skin in this game beyond calling out blatant prejudice.

[@BirdWhisperer46]

Waste of American lives, time and money. Just like the war I was in 45 years before.

[@peterholden9272]

😍🇺🇸😍🇸🇾😍

[@صقرالغربية-خ6ج]

اهلا وسهلا

[@amirdahir2029]

Amiiiiir TAHIR 🇸🇴

[@سليمالعبيدي-ش5ن]

حديثه الانبار العراق

[@poppimpsquadlegallyblindho6401]

yeah that worked out real fuckin well.

[@نسنيووينيزيزسمبويو]

Sadam after fortress fortresses with it

[@نسنيووينيزيزسمبويو]

I was human old

[@نسنيووينيزيزسمبويو]

Wester !

[@juanantoniomartinezrojas6075]

La mera bena

[@sue_downing555]

after the withdrawal it was like Vietnam, Iraq is just a diff spelling for the same kind of collapse, all for nothing

[@احمداوزيلاوزيل-ت1ع]

These police officers are all graduates of Saddam Hussein's regime prisons, and you made a mistake for me, the army and the police after 2003.

[@ericlakota1847]

Love watching all this stuff thinking what waist of time money trying to westernized the east afganistan we caused more death destruction then any thing

[@ابراهيمعبدالرحمن-ش7ش]

نزل.امريكي.بل.عراق.جديد.من.جان.بل.عراق.جديد.شكرا

[@rwwaallaa2495]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@melnicala6474]

Adika după un număr de aproximativ 900barbati klienti,ma konduce președintele tarii.u nde gasesk raspuns

[@israelshmueli7203]

יוסף שובלי מנהיג היהודים

[@CTOInformation]

whatever it is put it there and left. Is is working? Its a shit hole right there.

[@olkasbrix]

No wonder the country disintegrated after adopting US policing methods. I kno hindsight is 20/20, but knowing wat the US police hav done in the 7yrs since this was shot, is it any wonder that iraq disintegrated once they adopted such a flawed system

[@Evocati-Augusti]

This was a mess, because, unlike WW2, at the end of the war we had people who stayed and ran water plants, electrical grids, and administrative positions, and let them keep their firearms and go on patrols with Allie forces, Generals became mayors, and they rebuilt really fast. and the turn over was seamless, In Iraq, everyone disappeared...even being so desperate, while I was there my mom called me (64 years old)10 years USAF,32 years DOD as the head administrator of the Rock Island Arsenal. after leaving the Naval weapons research and development plant at the top-secret Grumman base in Calverton NY.they wanted to send her..to train Iraqis, she was the go-to for the country, she was that good, but she said hell no and retired. she was the project manager for armoring all the Humvees coming home in pieces and the Stryker vehicle. they are best known for the Rock 1911, The Rock Island Armory 1911 series, the largest arsenal making them at some point for a long time.

[@w91w91]

ماذا قدمت امريكا للعراق ؟؟؟ لماذا النفط العراقي يسرق ؟؟؟ تم اغتصاب امريكا في افغانستان لكل عمل معادي له فاتورة ويلزم تسديدها

[@سليمالعبيدي-ش5ن]

جميل جدا

[@نسنيووينيزيزسمبويو]

بغداد ألمنتدى ألسهاد

[@aidsskrillex5355]

Nasty Guard...

[@axdde6428]

well that failed

[@anthonybaiocchi3028]

Should of read: The U.S. Army's combat soldiers are trained to "hunker down, spray and pray and call in air support." 😉

[@ابراهيمعبدالرحمن-ش7ش]

نزل.امريكي.و.جيش.عراقي.سويا.سويا.شكرا.جديدة.بل.عراق.ونزل.امريكان.بل.ديالى.شكرا.جديد

[@سليمالعبيدي-ش5ن]

رمادي

[@melnicala6474]

Klienti timp de 30 zile

[@احمدالقيسي-ج3م]

So why u live Iraq than this is bad think we need u to back again please

[@phouvanvihaphat5679]

Soy silvestre stallone alcon el verdadero

[@Swagnummagax]

Eres wey y gey

[@shamrockshoredublin179]

rule of law worked out well NOOOOOOOOT

[@dhananjaypawar5250]

1 k complete

[@phouvanvihaphat5679]

Es todos los dias el año actual y mes y dias y fecha agendas del celular lgk9

[@juanantoniomartinezrojas6075]

Nodotrus

[@juanantoniomartinezrojas6075]

Nosotrus

[@bobbywright3352]

America don't abide by their own constitution lol