World: The Inches That Matter | The New York Times

C. J. Chivers reports from Marja, Afghanistan, where Marines face stiff resistance from Taliban fighters, including a rarity, a trained marksman.
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[@SpooderOfficial]

All other soldiers: **Taking cover behind walls and in trenches** The camera man: /gamemode creative

[@flurriemcpie6124]

lmfao this made me laugh 😆

[@boomeranglord3035]

It’s probably a war crime if u do shoot a repoter

[@dagared2410]

@@boomeranglord3035 They are terrorists

[@Bot-gy9gx]

Boomerang Lord How would they even know it’s a cameraman?

[@universalis6239]

This guy must be the same camera man from Starship Troopers.

[@indecisive4251]

Just want to take a moment to appreciate the fact that these filmers film better than fights at school.

[@anobesewalnut8yearsago994]

Yea that’s fax lol

[@thegamingmoe7206]

@@anobesewalnut8yearsago994 you mean Fact

[@anobesewalnut8yearsago994]

thegamingmoe no I mean fax

[@thegamingmoe7206]

@@anobesewalnut8yearsago994 Well since that is a fax machine you are talking about. Im going with fact since that's the only thing you can mean

[@luissimon9004]

@@thegamingmoe7206 ok boomer

[@SoulSteeler22]

I was a sniper for the 101st Airborne in Afghanistan and believe me a good sniper that lays down accurate fire can stop an entire company from advancing for hours. Just 1 sniper.

[@shubhankarsingh2605]

Lol .. I just replied coz I saw no replies over your stuntful comment

[@SoulSteeler22]

What's funny bruh

[@bv2799]

Why weren't these guys moving or taking cover? Surely they were asking to get sniped?

[@salinas9441]

@@bv2799 Probably that is the only viable spot to cover the rest is open field? Also they might supressing the snipers position with shots to confuse it.

[@JonSmith-zo9ov]

Which company 🤔

[@anuclearpan4554]

rest in peace those 12 civillians, and those 5 children who didnt get to grow up.

[@halibutnutz]

Hahsha

[@DJB10T1C]

@@halibutnutz haha yeah i know xD, your life is a joke isnt it, i find it funny too haha xD

[@itslit5672]

didnt get to grow up to explode

[@okb2234]

you're the only person who cared enough to comment. what is wrong with other people?

[@lilcherio8947]

@@okb2234 cause

[@potatothatescapedchernobyl2872]

Americans: head down,take cover Terrorists:Abu hajaar what are you doing?!?!?!?!

[@-theratwithdagat-8616]

potato that escaped Chernobyl you do now what’s that means right

[@fqeiz_4455]

Well abu hajaar was Isis and not Taliban but ok

[@-theratwithdagat-8616]

Fqeiz_ 🤦🏻‍♂️ it’s Arabic for god is great

[@fqeiz_4455]

@@-theratwithdagat-8616 I know because Im a muslim too :v

[@ohioemeregncyresponsevehic3381]

@Jan Krixtian It's allah ak bar or Alluh Ak Bar

[@Fake-rt9uk]

the narrator sounds like he had just lost everyone in his family

[@Fake-rt9uk]

@hudu abdallah what?

[@justanotherlegend3315]

@hudu abdallah how does logan paul have any relation to this ?? and what do you mean ?

[@xlogis4257]

Tbh this isn't good joke.

[@Fake-rt9uk]

@@xlogis4257 alright

[@ropatevuta2911]

Like the Law and Order narrator haha

[@XYL4N]

I served in Afghanistan with my friend and this is exactly what we experienced. The firefight was so heavy that it killed 3 men and my friend was one of them. At 3:00, you can see that some people yell out "WOO!" and that's because we have to kind of just like laugh even though it is terrifying or else we would just go insane.

[@gabrielboi3465]

Im very sorry for your friend, i hope you are doing okay now...

[@shamaldev]

actually for what you fought. if its against Taliban. well you lost your friends you might have killed many Afghans and at the end of the day your gov withdraw your troops putting back talibs in power. i mean for what. so much of bloodspills and for whom ??

[@balemkarap5090]

@@shamaldev no one can change taliban, its local people who hav to come forward to fight for democracy....america is acting like boss everywhere, but failed , U.S govt. Is ruthless towards its own soldiers...they should stop interfering in others internal matter.....oil was major reason ,greed of U.S govt. n innocent civilians had to suffer due to bad leaders

[@ryleysoftair7635]

Who kills a man dont't say it too easy. Sorry for ur friend, but this is the cost of your decision.

[@jacobb2486]

Never underestimate your enemies no matter how silly they are.

[@nico-zt9od]

@@democracyforall F

[@ifrazali3052]

By saying that you are underestimating them And now they won

[@mohamedmamdouh682]

Never underestimate men with believe who are fighting for their land and their cause They might don't have neither the million dollars equipments nor the training you had but still fighting with courage that you may lack if you were in their place Fighting against worlds best arsenal requires bravery salute to these guys

[@hamzaajakkaf7523]

@@mohamedmamdouh682 👏👏

[@fredderps5197]

3:10 "Heads up men, keep your heads down!"

[@joeymelts5990]

Heads up meaning keep aware of bullets and snipers

[@billbowgaggens306]

Thirty One Pilots yea

[@christianbur4305]

“Heads up men, keep your heads down.”... The Military in one sentence

[@jaicee9743]

🤣😂

[@LanzoYT]

@@joeymelts5990 r/woosharcasm

[@matthewl2941]

“This rifle was made in 1942, in the right hands, it’s still deadly”.... cuts to a marine spraying an LMG 😂

[@AlexanderJScheu]

Matthew L; you are right, origin technic is WW2, German MG-34 and the *Legend MG-42 - until today in German Army and some Nato and abroad. (Sowjets used too if captured, called it's = Hitler-Säge..

[@midgetman4206]

@@AlexanderJScheu what? no, the lmg was a thing before WWII, lmgs were used in the first world war. the 34 was just a perfected general purpose machine gun

[@Indiana_Jesus]

@@midgetman4206 well depends on your definition because there's light machine gun by WW1 definition which is easy to set up light 30cal on a tripod with a team to operate and then there's WWII definition where it's a 1 or 2 men in a rifle squad used typically with a bipod Nowadays only one See the bar falls into the category of light machine gun but not when it was actually being used it was considered an automatic rifle in World War I The same way that operators of the M249 are considered automatic Rifleman and not machine gunners

[@kugelschreibepkugelschreib5116]

@@AlexanderJScheu Do not forget STG 44, Germany had really best engineers.

[@dongambino5308]

Everything the Germans made was pretty crazy, mp40, stg44, Kar98, mg34 and 42. The list goes on.

[@user-zc5ft9nw9b]

Thank you for your service from a UK ex serviceman 👍

[@MidnightSt]

What a nice nostalgia, a video from New York Times, reporting about something actually substantial and life-important. 2020+2021 send their jealous regards.

[@alperen194]

"The Inches That Matter" thats what my ex girlfriend said to me after she left.

[@inj8006]

underrated comment

[@xristoss8275]

Man they knew what they were doing with that title😂

[@mustafasayyad4683]

Hahaha ..... nice one bro .....

[@foday492]

😂🤣

[@onlythaking]

Hahahahhaha

[@bruhwhatsthat7812]

TERRORist117:Hitmarker? I'm done with this game *TERRORist117 has left the game*

[@supercomputer0448]

Xx-obama_been-laden69xX *has left the game*

[@nicholass982]

LMFAOO

[@alexwilliams4540]

Well the army was using bruen mk9

[@honis9254]

Would like to see you in his situation

[@roquigalindo5238]

Honis it’s clearly a joke because the man survived

[@eranorion]

THANK YOU NYT, for explaining what our people are going through there, for us, back home. May this wisen our future decisions and votes.

[@gobimurugesan2411]

Any way u guys are going to have only two choices. And both likes wars...lol

[@udittlamba]

*were you lost and ran away like vietnam. lol

[@baronetibuki8282]

This is such a well made video, it's most impressive feat is being both entertaining and unbiased. Something which hardly happens.

[@bigbikedhainz9478]

Isn’t surprising to see them actually having a great conversation and a good sense of humor during a war zone

[@lordtutor6677]

BigBikeDhianz they are og players of the first cod

[@canadiangum3286]

Got to keep your sanity somehow

[@breadman7579]

America moment

[@moradhaddaji8056]

Copping mechanism, I guess

[@illeagle9560]

@@moradhaddaji8056 some Americans love war

[@dead2675]

Besides all jokes, can we get an F in a chats for Civilians who were killed, War is never good, every time there is war the civilians get killed which is sad

[@themidgetmenace-3758]

No never

[@themidgetmenace-3758]

@Guero thank you

[@squa-squathedragon4124]

What does the f stand for lol?

[@endri4316]

@@squa-squathedragon4124 respect

[@alexkaruhn4165]

Oh yeah cause the solders dying isn't sad at all, just the civilians. I know this is probably a joke but c'mon. There is a thing called moral and if it's not kept up performance goes way down. And yes it is sad the the guided strike missed the right building, but it's better than them suffering at the hands of their oppressors or something Thank you for listening to my ted talk

[@SanjayKumar-kg2vp]

Coming here after all thier hard work and sacrifices get in vain

[@AhsanNadeem]

Watch this is what winning looks like

[@user-xh2jz6jc4q]

Mad Respect To All Those That Serve

[@jheiijordan5921]

Jesus, they bombed a group of civilians by accident.

[@zipy4900]

it happens in war, but you can’t just let terrorist keep attacking and not counter it in anyway

[@stryderx1]

@@zipy4900 2001 - We Defeated taliban, 2020 - We're leaving Afghan to Taliban. GG

[@samiullahmkhan3784]

@@stryderx1 you defeated them? Lol what a joke. Talibans have been wining every war since beginning. That's the reason US Army never go ahead from Kabul and Qandhar

[@stryderx1]

@@samiullahmkhan3784 You didn't understand what have you read. And yeah, if USA weren't tied by role of global democratic power any country could be erased by it's power.

[@NoHeartAnthony]

No they couldn’t lol. Vietnam? Afghanistan? Do they seem crushed to you lol

[@FrostE789]

Inches that matter? I don't like were this is going.

[@Notoriousnipple]

Flo Rida it is the title

[@ArjunSingh-cw5eq]

nuke acola pervert spotted 🤤

[@Notoriousnipple]

Arjun Singh how is that perverted? It’s a common joke everyone knows. Ain’t like he said he was gonna tickle your fanny

[@ArjunSingh-cw5eq]

@@Notoriousnipple lol, that too was supposed to be taken as a joke.

[@Notoriousnipple]

Arjun Singh whatever perv

[@soopcan4980]

Whoever launched that missile needs a court martial. Hundreds of yards of inaccuracy and 20 civilian casualties is simply unacceptable.

[@phoenixrising8640]

Thank you for your comment. Many lives were lost because of those who didn't care about Afghan lives.

[@younasmarwat5205]

Someone from the west cares.

[@alisherradjabbay8281]

Finally someone commented this

[@oldgrandpa1758]

Screw them , they deserve it

[@ericsierra-franco7802]

Mistakes happen in warfare.... sometimes resulting in the deaths of Innocents......but you cannot court martial for a tragic mistake such as this. It's the "Fog of war".

[@anthonypierre4999]

That man is literally peeking around the corner while bullets are whizzing by. What legends

[@spartan2600]

They have so much protection though. The Taliban has none. They're the real military legends.

[@sirbacon1617]

@@spartan2600 2 dirt walls isnt really protection is it?

[@christianokamura9419]

Any gun is deadly in the right hands even muskets

[@moahammad1mohammad]

Not all guns are made equal.

[@mr.kingofphenomenal4629]

@@moahammad1mohammad Yeah but it all depends how you use them.

[@shapetick4096]

@@mr.kingofphenomenal4629If the guns are somewhat equal, it depends on how you use them. But something as a musket compared to todays modern weapons, a below average person will be more deadly

[@shapetick4096]

@@mr.kingofphenomenal4629If the guns are somewhat equal, it depends on how you use them. But something as a musket compared to todays modern weapons, a below average person will be more deadly

[@mr.wonton8637]

you can’t even shoot a dead bird with a musket lmao

[@gerjan3001]

I love how the marines are almost happy to finally face a force that might pose an actual threat

[@NoHeartAnthony]

I think the taliban were always a threat. It’s hubris to think otherwise especially when you wasted 18 years there for nothing.

[@guagualon1436]

They aren't happy at all, they are just joking around to alleviate the tension and fear of being shot from an accurate sniper

[@asifrahim9522]

Fjj so you telling me some cave men’s with Kalashnikov are threat but going into their land with tanks rockets bombs snipers and trying to steal their sources is not? Hmmm fishy

[@ogdalovshka3457]

They're far happier slaughtering innocents

[@gerjan3001]

@@asifrahim9522 no i'm saying that people actualy aiming and trying to present some focused fire is more of a threat than what these middle eastern militias usualy pose. I said nothing about the US army and in fact is largly disagree with the US forces being in these conflicts

[@Ethaniel-re1nu]

Gotta love it when he says “just a heads up, keep your heads down”

[@UNLTDvision]

The chaos of war is crazy. So much peace then instantly chaos. Ultimate primal level of human life

[@thegreatskinkpriest8104]

“Heads up keep your heads down” confusing orders.

[@gabrielegenota1480]

"Look where you're going but stay low"

[@yobryan88]

😅 right I was like wait that don't make sense to me 🤣

[@FriendlyYandere]

Well, in case you genuinely did not know: Heads Up basically means be careful watch out for danger.

[@thegreatskinkpriest8104]

Your Friendly Yandere I know I just thought it was pretty funny how he said heads down right after.

[@Sam-fs1ok]

Task failed successfully

[@anthony9thompson]

1:00 this guy needs new pants

[@dtx500]

That's pacolo he's the one who got shot. When you do 2 tours you don't need pants 😭😂😂

[@lsd-rickb-1728]

Lol

[@TheRealIndia-qe1qh]

It's just fashion of US army...

[@kmgallery9321]

lol... eagle eye bro

[@LanzoYT]

More comfy

[@tachyon6376]

thank you for your service

[@ineedpowers5151]

Never Underestimate your enemy, No matter how powerful you are. Once the Enemy starts using his Brain, that's when the story gets a twist.

[@GarrettDemersM]

Just goes to show how much one man can do with the right weapon and tactics. One man using a weapon that can barely achieve 60 rounds a minute and slowly and methodically firing manages to pin down two entire USMC platoons using a weapon created long before those Marines were born. they call in fire Support to try and deal with him. a sniper is a truly powerful weapon in his own right.

[@dontjudgeme041]

@Matt W neither have you

[@tyates4398]

That's the problem with Afghanistan, you have hundreds of yard of open terrain between buildings, if those marines crossed the open terrain to engage closer, they would be picked off one by one, if they stay, they're pinned down by accurate fire. That's why Helmand Provence was so deadly, and why an insurgency that knows it's terrain well can win against a superior enemy.

[@kross777rlsh9]

@Matt W well he said nothing wrong . there are plenty of stories of soldiers both special forces and Non special forces fighting against insurgents who only had bolt action rifles back from ww2 Mosin nagants . (still used by many bad guys and good guys in the middles east) yet had enough combat knowlage to know how to supress and put pressure on the worlds finest . a rifle we used and probably still use is the bolt action M40 a3 or whatever Popularized in the call of duty 4 video game . (mind me bringing up call of duty) Its an old school style bolt action rifle yet its from modern day gets the job done as apposed to the semi auto rifle used by the lone survivor . the mk12 mod 1 . It uses the m16 and m4 carbines 5.56 nato rounds . it may not use the old powerfull rifle rounds from ww2 or the lapua round (Usmc M40 sniper round) But its got power and can reach out quite far because of how the rifle was designed. And you can keep your sight picrure easier lol And supress the enemy easier Just going over somestuff sniper wise. But again what a trained insurgent can do with only a ww2 /ww1 era rifle . Think of what would happens if they reservased these rifles to soldier these days for snipers and special units if you will. With the modern training the soldiers have these days in first world countries ? They could really mess a persons day up . (The people being the inurgents im mean) Comment edit : In fact i was just ledt this vid after i posted this comment to study if the lei einfield to be used in modern day and effectiveness . Found this by accident : kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYTRm3Z3bcSJarc

[@noneyadamnbiznezz]

KROSS777RLSH, you said "sight picture" as soon as i read that, I knew you have been behind a rifle. Quite possibly as what we Marines call a PIG (professionally instructed gunman) Good comment, and a Lee Enfield, iron sights, 150 to 400m, fired by a trained and seasoned rifleman will effectively put bodies out of the fight. The goes for any weapon really. We train until our bodies are weapons and our weapons are a part of our body. Every professional warrior does the same. Semper Fidelis

[@supratikroy6369]

I don’t think thats a .303 enfield. Must be a semi auto dragunov variant

[@ColeBoyden]

When your a sniper and only get a hitmarker

[@Hadrian9707]

That's why you gotta grind for more xp then your damage dealt will be higher.

[@drdreirving5715]

Aim for the head lol

[@muddycarpentergaming4580]

@@drdreirving5715 in real life. Snipers don't aim for the head. They aim between the nipples and chin. Same damage, better chance of hitting.

[@drdreirving5715]

Bra it was a joke lmao

[@plagueboyishere3034]

@@muddycarpentergaming4580 ok boomer

[@jenskruse1475]

Wasted lives and wasted billions of dollars, and we will never be told what business interests were behind this war.

[@lapque]

Exactly if U go to Afghanistan right now U can see thousands of abandon Blackhawks Humvees it's insane so much of those vehicles are rotting

[@allgood6760]

Thanks for this .. brave soldiers... salute and respect 👍🇳🇿

[@piercemorgan9711]

imagine shooting smoke just for the missile to hit an entirely different compound

[@stdshurt7972]

They shot smoke for air support,the muscle that was launched was a RPG variant,so it was shot from the ground,and even with it being a guided missle it still has its limits.

[@PGG98]

@@stdshurt7972 Meaning you probably shouldn't use it in an area where cilvilians live hmmm??

[@PGG98]

@Oliver O'Brien your implying us army is equally bad as taliban

[@PGG98]

@Oliver O'Brien ur saying because the taliban or rather how the us likes to call them terrorists are fighting nearby civilians the American army has no other option than to slaughter civ's too? That's the true logic of a simple man right there. But who's making the taliban fight there in the first place. Perhaps the presence of the us military 1000's of miles away from their home country interfering in a matter they don't have the right to.

[@stdshurt7972]

@@PGG98 Its not just the US its Germany,Australia,British armed forces,Canada,the US,and Afghan,and Iraqi soldiers all fighting on the same side.Your terribly ignorant to think it's just the US.

[@WasBannedTho]

Narrator: “Inches matter” Also narrator: Misses targeted building by 250 meters, hits 20 civilians

[@gronlud]

yup wtf

[@liamtice8794]

Well you see, being an inch out of target will translate to a different hit spot for every greater distance. Any and all ranged weapons are affected by this, so yeah, inches do matter. The very bad missile hit could have been caused by a mistake on the frontliner's end, or on the operator's end

[@hasnatsakib7223]

@@liamtice8794 that killed civilians.... America shouldn’t be there if they cannot protect civilian and cowered enough to not like being shot at.

[@GopherYourself-qd5dr]

@@hasnatsakib7223 so if your neighbor is shooting at an army you wouldnt think hey maybe these bullets coming past means we should leave

[@federicobella5973]

@@GopherYourself-qd5dr they were actually doing the smart thing seeking shelter in a home... trying to run away in a firefight will just attract bullets, the americans or afghan soldiers would think the enemy is fleeing and just spray them

[@nishantgupta2137]

look how casually they say a miss resulted in the death of 12 civilians including 5 children.

[@WhyGodby]

Her: the inches don't matter Afghanistan:

[@shaolinwarrior87]

Things have gone terribly wrong when Marines call out for Corpsman.

[@philthethotdestroyer4194]

why?

[@lilpold9192]

Cheese Face ye

[@juniormartinez4114]

Usually means a marine hit

[@philthethotdestroyer4194]

@@juniormartinez4114 oh ok i see how they would pay more attention if thet say that word if they rarely use it everyday

[@glockspecific7757]

No we normally just want to Fuc* with him!

[@sgt.gunbunny5959]

"heads up, ayyy, keep your heads down"

[@wyattguilliams2621]

Sgt. Slaughter Know what he meant not what he said

[@sgt.gunbunny5959]

Oh I do...

[@seths9082]

Bruh I heard it than said it than looked down and saw the comment

[@imnot5211]

I am currently reading the book “Lions of Marjah” by Sgt Ryan Rogers and I just realized that one of the chapters talk about this firefight. Also I would recommend reading “lions of Marjah” it’s a good book.

[@braithwaitethegoat2283]

KZbin just recommended this to you after 11 years

[@JohnJohn-fx4ti]

Legends say abu hajjar is still rollin with his sniper.

[@uuproverlord8324]

god is great

[@wangchukdukpa7994]

Haha

[@unknown-kx6he]

god is great

[@msingh683]

Definitely

[@kessler.bowman]

why are the 12 people who died such a small part of the story?

[@alastair9446]

It's war, death is a normal everyday thing.

[@vimalkumar6837]

@coldsore 1.2 billion? This is Afghanistan not lndia.

[@vimalkumar6837]

@FBI 5 of them were children. So no one should care?

[@vimalkumar6837]

@coldsore so life of people from dirty uneducated country has less value than people from developed countries?

[@vimalkumar6837]

@FBI do you care about 9/11

[@filhanislamictv8712]

2010: The inches the matter. 2021: let's go home. Guys we tried and we failed

[@soup7589]

“Heads up keep your heads down”

[@oscar9876543]

Sgt. Brian was my SOI instructor while I was in the Marine Corps, so crazy to see him in action like this....

[@SavageLife2012]

Ill never forget the sights, sounds and smell of this place, the faces of friends who died from suicide or that died in combat here. It lives with me everyday. Videos like this give me peace for some odd reason. Marjah 2010-2011

[@captaincrafterstudios2581]

If I may ask. What is the Marjah

[@JustLiesNOR]

@@captaincrafterstudios2581 Marjah is an agricultural town in southern Afghanistan

[@Jacob-wm1do]

@@JustLiesNOR agricultural as in opium production?

[@MrBlurpBlurp-hg3dj]

Marines are the real murderers

[@venus-tame8428]

@@MrBlurpBlurp-hg3dj so actual terrorists arent?

[@joe8374]

God bless the men out there risking their lives for us back home.

[@hylarson]

some of the best mic work on combat footage, i was so surprised.

[@ligmastuff7792]

3:23 dudes running like a penguin lmao but seriously salute to these guys

[@aj339]

He just got shot lol

[@ricwalker6600]

be lenient with him. he got a machinegun and that bag to carry. on top of that he was under fire. Even elite soldiers might stop thinking straigt under heavy fire. do you really expect mere soldiers to walk straight under that pressure? And a few minutes later that poor guy gets a bullet to the shoulder. I bet it was one of his worst days.

[@colbyzur4642]

His pants are also ripped open

[@angryblackman9480]

That m249 (What it looks like) ain't no joke. I had to carry that for only a mile and I was fkin dying!!!! Who knows how long this Marine being carry that thing.

[@mac3724]

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAH

[@brenoavelheda9155]

It’s all fun and games until the other side is also accurate, then the real fighting begins. It’s scary to think that this tension and next level fight was the everyday of ww2 and wars between trained armies

[@120mmsmoothbore2]

The tension during WWII during firefights were a lot more hectic than this obviously. Just thought I'd point that out.

[@hassyddevil]

The tension during ww was much more as both sides had equal firepower unlike here one side is level 100 equipment with air support another is just level 10 equipment

[@user-ke6pr5mm4g]

dude this battle is a joke you can't even compare it to a street fight rather than ww 2

[@starwolfcyberlight4546]

Pretty much it's like Japanese with minimal resources but have great fighting spirits and Americans being Americans.

[@spartan2600]

The US military normally fights easy targets.

[@Knutmast3r]

Good Work USA !! HAHA now this is your second Vietnam in 2021 ...

[@VisualBasic6]

"Heads up. Hey! Keep your heads down!" @3:10 (I know what he means but it's still funny to me)

[@mistral55]

The .303 Lee Enfield was a rifle we shot as cadets in the UK many years ago. It was surprisingly easy and accurate enough for a bunch of 14 year old boys to become reasonably proficient with very quickly. It did teach you considered marksmanship over spray & pray......

[@mrradman2986]

Yep, we used to shoot them pretty effectively over 200 and 300 yard ranges using iron sights.

[@richy5833]

3:26 some one lost his pants

[@zulu8315]

Ricardo Rubiano Lmfao

[@pikachuww3198]

Tacolo lost his pants

[@amarogz310]

3:22 When i think about it, it looked so goofy when he was running with all that gear in that way with his pants ripped, although i do have all respect for that guy serving his country.

[@laurencepambid6572]

.

[@Moist963]

“Heads up ayy keep your heads down”

[@zactipus4972]

I love the fact that they allow us to comment unlike other news reporting channels

[@f.b.i3472]

Anyone else find it kind of funny how vocolo ran at 3:23 Disclaimer: ik hes being shot at but idk its the wobble

[@jonathan9509]

F.B.I yeah bro i get you it’s like a baby wobble😂

[@flappyBoi]

He was pressing w a s d at the same time to dodge the bullets

[@MrCaptainZach]

F.B.I equipments heavy especially since it looks like he uses an lmg

[@voicubogdan4339]

Looks like a penguin

[@richardgrant9163]

He runs like a muslim LOL

[@MrElias2043]

The biggest problem with this is the way it focusses on the one guy getting hit in the shoulder and then casually, nearly as an afterthought, mentioning the 12 killed civilians.

[@thecosmicguy21]

Alot of people are commenting on the loss of civilian life in this, which without a doubt is a issue, the reason why we saw more about the single soldier getting hit rather than the 12 people who got caught in the crossfire, is that because the way we had a connection to the soldier through the video and a way to see the reactions of his friends, we got more of him then the 12 anonymous civilians that we have no idea about and no information or feedback from friends or family. Honestly say your from the media which is a more intruiging up front story, talking about a soldier that you know getting shot, or talking about 12 anonymous civilians that we re killed in crossfire? Honestly it's down to how the media portrays it and the most profitable story \:

[@ItsDreame]

I mean its a war what do you expect, civilians die in them as well

[@timetraveler2yearsago758]

Then go watch a documentary about civillian casualties. The narrator said it was a bad day for everyone involved. What more do you want from a 5 minute video about a US Marine being shot.

[@notsomebody4058]

S S are you stupid? The U.S. Army isn’t killing innocents PURPOSELY, and definitely isn’t raping anyone

[@abdulqadirkatawazi3954]

Very good shot

[@marioramos4150]

Man I laughed a little at Piccolo trotting back to cover with all that gear and heavy machine gun at 3:26

[@teetee210]

his trousers ripped to lmao

[@ryanoptekar7654]

Title: My Brain: THATS WHAT SHE SAID *WHEEZE*

[@-fish-3316]

3:33 "woooo" It looks that they are having fun!

[@noahscholz142]

sniper shoots soldiers Soldiers: wohooo

[@ramenramen8072]

Marines not soldiers

[@javiercasas9626]

Gaming Crusader rah

[@javiercasas9626]

We’re not soldiers dog

[@snail712]

ya marines get butthurt if u call them soldiers, wouldn't do that if i were u

[@gogo9127]

They just armed pigs 😂

[@fuzzybojangles1141]

Can a dirt wall like that actually stop a rifle bullet though?

[@fuegofootball758]

Yes although not many or of higher caliber

[@Altezza447]

Now they have all weapons they need for accuracy

[@666BIGBLOCK]

Thanks to Joke Biden

[@elite-delta-1177]

3:11 heads up aye keep your heads down

[@mithileshyadav]

heads up man keep your hands down!

[@ihavenoideas8816]

Can you guys stop with these comments My fingers hurt from liking them all

[@xerx9679]

Ladies and gentlemen, the algorithm has brought us together, once again

[@diggingtheburger1326]

You guys are awesome

[@imoneixusa9742]

So the Marines killed 12 civilians, including 5 children. I call this a loss.

[@imoneixusa9742]

They gave the terrorists more supporters than the terrorists ideology

[@robertbarber7343]

Taliban kills way more of their own people then we do just to get one of our guys.

[@justjack1658]

The US tries everything it can to avoid civilian deaths. It's part of war. The Taliban and other terrorist organization make it extremely hard by hiding among civilians, using them as sheilds, and sending civilians as suicide bombers.

[@TheFlyAssasin1]

Yes it is considered a loss. We hate that. But what they do to their own is unspeakably unhuman

[@siegeunit9081]

I CaLl tHis A lOsS

[@westernsky667]

Bro someone waiting their entire life to write this title

[@GORTROG]

nice

[@sermutawumu3196]

Thank you guys for your service in Afghanistan

[@MidnightSt]

1:17 the tallness of the wall is so perfectly tuned to the tallness of the soldier that it feels like a cover position in a third person shooter game.

[@101publicenemy]

"they would be seeking civilian support" after they blew that house up full of civilians including 5 kids lol good luck with getting that civilian support.

[@juntakyle]

+101publicenemy Probably the kids of the Taliban in the region anyways.

[@dontjudgeme041]

@@juntakyle did you get dropped on your head as a kid

[@triggered8556]

That’s why counter-insurgency doesn’t work.

[@aaronsteele4941]

@David f the taliban do

[@NoNippleNarc]

@David f they didnt bring they kids to a warzone. its a war. coutry is at war. is that a hard concept?

[@personstandingup]

I'm sorry in advance but... That's what she said

[@anantdobriyal9377]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@firestrikegaming7345]

the raucous lemon 😂 that’s what I thought listen to 0:47 and 0:43

[@firestrikegaming7345]

Rxzberry if ya need jokes I’m your guy

[@squa-squathedragon4124]

the raucous lemon ha good one

[@slatthiim]

LMAO

[@junterkang2797]

communication in any position changes the outcome. Effective and detailed communication can change a relationship.

[@robertosavy3018]

Nice 🙂👍💯, God bless you guys.

[@suhukishinden9888]

0:12 "and your probably wondering! How I wound up in this position!"

[@micahy.6190]

"The inches that matter" Those guys probably had around 1/4-inch flaccid right about then.

[@micahy.6190]

x

[@FranklynEU]

"HEADS UP, EY KEEP YOUR HEADS DOWN!"

[@dragaming8083]

they don't call invasion but intervention, they don't call colonization but occupation, and they also don't call anarchism but liberalism

[@henry9762]

Who else came straight to the comments to see the jokes on the title

[@mr.r8032]

2:57 That was the legend Jamsheed on the RPG

[@fiko5832]

Jamsheed is fighting with Americans against those Talibans amd if it would jamsheed Shooting at those marines they would die

[@chrisw4888]

How about we take a moment to appreciate what a G that young guy was to take a shot to the shoulder and sit there as calm as ever

[@Sohailkhan2001]

Respect for the sniper, and RIP those 12 innocent civilians including children... 😢

[@bullridermusic2054]

Yeah what a horrific ending to that video I was like are you kidding me😢

[@Big_Funky]

@@bullridermusic2054 Same reaction here

[@derrik1878]

Did they really say The *inches* that matter. Bro

[@ProfilipinohackerBlogspot]

KRYPTIX and they killed 12 civs lol

[@christianbarrera3614]

@@ProfilipinohackerBlogspot just respawns lol. Aye gg man.

[@danielwolfe4169]

s l a y e r

[@Spyrix-rx3rd]

@@ProfilipinohackerBlogspot "lol"? Would you say that if your family and friends were shot dead?

[@autokrator_]

@@Spyrix-rx3rd yeah, legit just respawn. back in the old days, some people had to wait in queue for THREE DAYS just to get back in the server, but respawn times are pretty fast now.

[@robasdf3631]

And we wonder why we lost this war... 12 civilians killed (who we are supposed to "win over"), 1 marine injured, probably hundreds of thousands of dollars spent. This is all for one guy with a rifle built in 1942... Sounds like a loss to me.

[@mikem4884]

+Rob asdf Its easy to speculate and pass judgement behind a computer screen.

[@SwissMarksman]

+Rob asdf it's easier to write stuff like these if you werent in the situation. And by the way, ever heard of asymetric warfare? Do you think those Marines would go on a firefight with a pistol if they have heavy artillery behind their back?

[@juntakyle]

+Rob asdf "lost this war"

[@rollerboogie]

Afghan war had way less collaterall damage than previous wars. I don't think you could say that was the issue. If the US used the divide and conquer strategy I bet they would've done a lot better. Tell one tribe they can rule the country if they help us fight the Taliban. Then they can deal with policing and shutting down terrorist cells. Problem is that you have to overlook severe human rights abuses. You basically contract out all the shady stuff that was the norm in previous wars. But it works very well.

[@biersticks9331]

Which wars are you referring to? WW1 and WW2 did have a huge number of civilian casualties but the US was fighting against another nation's armed forces. US armed forces never technically won the Vietnam and Korean wars although the armed forces did inflict more damages that the enemy. The wars in Afganistan and Iraq are different; the US isn't fighting against another nation's army. The US does inflict more damages than the terrorists, but how can you win if new people keep getting radicalized? Lastly, the Afghan and US government had already tried and is still trying to recruit current and former warlords in their cause. Here is a news snippet from 2010: "Stuck in a pinch on how to deal with the warlords and their militias, the United States began hiring them to provide security. In short, “What used to be called warlord militias are now private security companies,”

[@jamesmoore6306]

Yesterday was 30 AUG 2021, our last flights out of the Afghanistan lifted off around 3:30pm local time. The Taliban are in complete control of the country.

[@qarmatianwarhorse6028]

The beginning of a new era in Afghanistan...may it prosper and know peace.

[@raccoonmessiah9858]

dude said "Heads up! Keep your heads down!"

[@kalebjohnson3495]

"That was a really good smoke man!" *ATGM hits random target 250 meters off*

[@Steve_1999]

I doubt anyone read this title without thinking the same thing I did: It's centimeters, not inches.

[@fartmonzter3253]

I was thinking millimeters.. but yeah, either way.

[@pinuprealized2757]

Silence E U R O P E A N

[@Steve_1999]

@@pinuprealized2757 I don't think you understood the reference... It's a joke.

[@pinuprealized2757]

@@Steve_1999 yes but no

[@Steve_1999]

@@pinuprealized2757 It's in reference to a body part. You know... Like it's not big enough to measure in inches so you'd measure in centimeters.

[@CarlosGarcia-fk5db]

"HEADS UP KEEP UR HEADS DOWN!" lmao

[@stevetheduck1425]

'Heads Up!' = information for you. 'Keep your heads down' = keep your f*****g heads down.

[@secretservice1816]

Cameramen have invincibility turned on

[@percygoodbeard4827]

The lee enfield is definitely one of the best bolt-action rifles I’ve fired. Amazing iron sights, high velocity rounds, easily worked bolt. No wonder snipers are effective

[@supermodel2011]

You should try a k31 if you can get to shoot one - straight pull bolt action made in switzerland

[@percygoodbeard4827]

The steyr m95 is good as well. I think 80% of straight pull bolt action rifles are good

[@ssspowar1]

"RESERVE YOUR AMMO" I guess they haven't unlocked fully loaded yet🤔

[@skylerdixon7360]

It’s hilarious how the filmer is the only one jus chilling out in the open when the army is taking cover

[@carletioseymour8014]

Thank you for your service Men!!