Restrepo

 

In this video Tim Hetherington answers the question "how do we win?".  This question has been the point of many debates throughout the years that we have been involved in Iraq, and Afghanistan.  Tim tells us how at the point when we invaded the approval rate in Afghanistan of this was around 90%.  He then goes on to say that if we want to "Win" in this war that is going on we must "Win them over by giving them the best possible outcome"  We saw in the Movie Restrepo how that Afghan people are turning to the side of the Taliban because they might pay them a few dollars to lay down some fire.  We need to work to instill trust in these people and encourage them to stay away from the Taliban and focus on good ways of making money to provide for their families. 

I think that what these guys did by filming Restrepo is wonderful.  It allowed the American people a chance to see what the war in Afghanistan is really like.  Because it seems that the news nowadays always have some sort of a bias.  This movie gave a straight foreword view of how the war really is in this region of the world.  However I think that it is sad that we moved out of the area in which this documentary was filmed.  People gave their lives for this valley and we just backed out I do not understand why we did that but I guess it is all part of are plan for achieving success in Afghanistan.