User Reviews

What is so shocking about this documentary was how the media allowed people to believe that it's okay to commit war crimes as long as you're an American.

Isis has committed terrible crimes against humanity. If we acknowledge this then why do we think it's okay to do the same to them? How does that make us better than them. It doesn't & that's why there is a Geneva convention & that's why we have war crimes, & thats why when someone is convicted of war crimes the American media should not be allowed to try & prejudice the jury and influence the outcome.

There was never going to be a fair trial, regardless of culpability. And when you have a president who himself has committed multiple offences, now interfering in the process, then it's never going to end well for a country already heavily morally compromised.

Whilst compelling in a sort of, I can't believe this is how they do things over there, sort of way this documentary was also an example of everything that's wrong with America & I'm so glad I don't live there.

This could have been edited to present a far more damning case, but it was surprisingly far more balanced than i would have been if it were me.

SEALS have rarely pulled back the curtain on just what the daily grind is like, and they never out dirty laundry on a whim. That alone ought to be condemning enough.

For me the subjects own detached, arrogant and also dismissive demeanour, given the subject matter, was the nail in the coffin.

After watching and doing some research after the film, i was only more inclined to take his squad at their word (and a number regret their own actions) when i found out the subject made a facebook post and outed his teams identities and assignments, risking their safety.

Thats above and beyond challenging their account, thats actively endangering others lives.

Its a pity he didnt end up in a cell, back in the country he committed the acts in.

I was okay with the biased view until they showed the "victim's" side. These are people in war times. The enemy is the enemy, young or old, in an environment where the enemy could be anyone. The fact that the victim was young and duped to join ISIS means nothing for the soldiers fighting them everyday. Not knowing who the "innocents" are in a situation makes one not supportive of the enemies' position/stance. First and foremost it's about keeping your people safe in a hostile environment and sympathy for the enemy is not the largest priority. It's the way of war. It can be ugly, but it's the truth. All wars fought on hostile turf have been that way.

Very interesting story, it shows the real face of the American industrial war machine. A bunch of ignorant psychopaths that have helped to destroy the social fabric of another country for "fun". The only difference between Isis and the navy Seals is the colour of their skin and the all milkshakes the American have had and made them fatter. Good story that cover into the intimate mindset of the right wing of the American army. Very sad to see how an adult man is proud to kill a 17 years old for being a terrorist but at the same time how dumb and incapable to rationalise that the last 10 years of that kid were seeing Americans killing their people in a war that time goes on has been proved to be illegal and useless. At least for me it is a great pleasure to see the implosion of America and its "democratic" system the last 5 years.

I watched the entire thing. Compared it to what I remember when this was going in & also compared it to other sources. This was so obviously produced to try & make these guys look like hero's and make Eddie Gallagher look like a bad guy that got away with it. They also tried to make it seem like the President was out of line for stepping in & doing his job at one point.

They completely left out testimony that I've seen & heard myself, in order to frame this the way they wanted & not be just a true documentary of what happened. You can even tell how they take interviews of Eddie & play sections out of context to make it look worse.

At one point they even FAKELY try to humanize a terrorist with some guy that MIGHT be his father but at the end they are forced to state that many families think he was there son!

As someone who has lost friends & family to this war - I am deeply offended by this. I didn't want to do what everyone else does & shut of something I didn't want to hear. I watched every minute of this documentary & am deeply disappointed. Do your own homework & you'll see how badly skewed this series is!