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It's the hardest place I've ever tried to cover as a journalist,
because it was so complicated. It was changing so fast. But I thought, partly for that reason, because it was a place
that was constantly changing, that... ..the thing could work.
I felt that way for a long time. Dexter Filkins
covered the Iraq War for the New York Times
from 2003 until 2010. HELICOPTER OVERHEAD You may NEED that helicopter sound! HELICOPTER APPROACHES CAR ALARM BLARES
because it was so complicated. It was changing so fast. But I thought, partly for that reason, because it was a place
that was constantly changing, that... ..the thing could work.
I felt that way for a long time. Dexter Filkins
covered the Iraq War for the New York Times
from 2003 until 2010. HELICOPTER OVERHEAD You may NEED that helicopter sound! HELICOPTER APPROACHES CAR ALARM BLARES
Full Transcript
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It's the hardest place
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I've ever tried to cover
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as a journalist,
because it was so complicated.
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It was changing so fast.
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But I thought,
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partly for that reason,
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because it was a place
that was constantly changing,
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that...
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..the thing could work.
I felt that way for a long time.
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Dexter Filkins
covered the Iraq War
00:00:27.052 --> 00:00:31.056
for the New York Times
from 2003 until 2010.
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HELICOPTER OVERHEAD
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You may NEED that helicopter sound!
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HELICOPTER APPROACHES
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CAR ALARM BLARES
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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.
