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Once Upon a Time in Iraq

I couldn't return home until 2012, cos that's when I finally gotmy permanent residency. I...

I couldn't return home until 2012, cos that's when I finally got
my permanent residency. I spoke to my wife and I was like,
"I can't take it any more. "I got to go home."

Full Transcript

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I couldn't return home until 2012,
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cos that's when I finally got my permanent residency.
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I spoke to my wife and I was like, "I can't take it any more.
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"I got to go home."
Duration
16 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:03
Uploaded
May 29, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
Genres
documentary, history, war
Production
Clinica Estetico

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Movie Summary

With unique personal archive from civilians and soldiers from both sides of the conflict, this series takes viewers closer to the realities of war and life under ISIS than they have ever been before.
S01 • E04 We were hoping one day a miracle was going to happen - Once Upon a Time in Iraq 00:22
We were hoping one day a miracle was going to happen
S01 • E05 And I knew that my brothers were waiting for me. - Once Upon a Time in Iraq 00:29
And I knew that my brothers were waiting for me.
S01 • E04 Here, I'm going to show you this appreciation letter - Once Upon a Time in Iraq 00:24
Here, I'm going to show you this appreciation letter
S01 • E01 So, I formed this little group. - Once Upon a Time in Iraq 00:10
So, I formed this little group.
S01 • E01 I was infatuated with the West. - Once Upon a Time in Iraq 00:20
I was infatuated with the West.
S01 • E04 I wanted to be part of history in some way, - Once Upon a Time in Iraq 00:22
I wanted to be part of history in some way,
S01 • E05 And it just hit me. - Once Upon a Time in Iraq 00:18
And it just hit me.
S01 • E01 It's a cool place. - Once Upon a Time in Iraq 00:49
It's a cool place.
S01 • E04 In your own time, John. - Once Upon a Time in Iraq 00:46
In your own time, John.
S01 • E02 This place is Adhamiyah District. - Once Upon a Time in Iraq 00:52
This place is Adhamiyah District.
S01 • E01 I want to ask about Backstreet Boys. What do you know about them? - Once Upon a Time in Iraq 00:57
I want to ask about Backstreet Boys. What do you know about ...
S01 • E04 And then, when Saddam invaded Kuwait... - Once Upon a Time in Iraq 00:46
And then, when Saddam invaded Kuwait...
S01 • E02 And then Iraqis were under this impression, it's like, - Once Upon a Time in Iraq 00:17
And then Iraqis were under this impression, it's like,
S01 • E05 In the two years since American troops withdrew, - Once Upon a Time in Iraq 00:14
In the two years since American troops withdrew,
S01 • E02 You know, like, even during Saddam's time, man, - Once Upon a Time in Iraq 00:10
You know, like, even during Saddam's time, man,
S01 • E04 One of the turning points in his rule - Once Upon a Time in Iraq 00:33
One of the turning points in his rule
S01 • E05 THEY SING - Once Upon a Time in Iraq 00:46
THEY SING
S01 • E03 Led by a Jordanian named Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, - Once Upon a Time in Iraq 00:08
Led by a Jordanian named Abu Musab al-Zarqawi,
S01 • E01 But as a teenager, - Once Upon a Time in Iraq 00:43
But as a teenager,
S01 • E02 And you're meant to continue functioning as a sane human being. - Once Upon a Time in Iraq 00:05
And you're meant to continue functioning as a sane huma...