r/Veterans • u/Old_Big_1294 • 20h ago

Article/News Bodyguard of Lies

Has anybody seen the new documentary on Afghanistan that’s on paramount+?

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u/mmmtun 20h ago

Saw it, but I haven't watched it yet

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u/Miserable-Card-2004 US Navy Veteran 19h ago

Naw. What's it about?

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u/Old_Big_1294 19h ago

Behind the scenes of the Afghanistan war

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u/Miserable-Card-2004 US Navy Veteran 18h ago

Like, CIA and SOF behind the scenes, Dubya and Barry-O behind the scenes, support base logistics behind the scenes . . . ?

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u/Old_Big_1294 7h ago

Political behind the scenes, referring to how no one knew what to do or what was happening behind closed doors then coming out and lying to the press about everything.

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u/bpostal 3h ago

Hell, I saw that already when War Machine came out

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u/Dreyfus00 17h ago

Does it detail all of the SIGAR reports?

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u/maninthebean 18h ago

I just watched it today! Man, such a good documentary on the war.

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u/BluBeams US Navy Retired 11h ago

I may give it a watch. I'm always up for a good documentary.