5min chapter

War Nerd Radio — Subscriber Feed cover image

Radio War Nerd EP 372 — Iraq War 20th Anniversary, pt. 3: The Forever Warmongers

War Nerd Radio — Subscriber Feed

CHAPTER

The Rise of Al-Qaeda

I remember my talk with you then when that happened and you said that because the US military, the soldiers there got scared. Got scared and shot a bunch of people and killed a bunch. And you said, this is crazy. This is going to lead to guerrilla warfare here. But that's where it started. Fallujah, I mean, that did do it. Well, for one thing, you shouldn't have sent troops into Fallujah without knowing a little about its history Because those were nobody'd mess with. With predictable results, there were a few developments. The attacks in Fallujah soon. And then for most people, the black water contractors strung up as charred corpses on a

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode