This investigative doc does a good job clearing the claims of a "rogue mission" pointing instead to dereliction of duty at the two top theater commanders. The fallen deserve to have the real story known. See it and decide as to a much more accurate picture of what occurred. I'd say it blows the "rogue mission" angle out for what it is.
3212 Un-redacted
2021
Documentary
Plot summary
When ODA 3212, an elite U.S. Special Forces team is caught in a surprise attack deep in the Saharan Desert, killing four soldiers and leaving the rest stranded with no rescue or reinforcements sent their way, military brass immediately start spinning a fractured tale to hide the full truth from the public and the families of the fallen. Two years later, the Pentagon's highly-redacted report on the ambush near Tongo Tongo, Niger shockingly accuses the team of going on a rogue mission to kill or capture a top ISIS commander. 3212 Un-Redacted is the result of an exhaustive three-year investigation that contains explosive interviews with a top Pentagon whistle-blower, the former general in charge of special operations in Africa, the team's own commander in Niger and the families of all four fallen soldiers united in their quest for the truth. Through a network of confidential sources inside the military and intelligence community, the film unravels the dark truth covered up by commanders at the highest levels of the military. It blows the lid off of the official Pentagon narrative which pinned the blame on low-level soldiers to protect the careers of the senior officers responsible for the ill-fated mission.
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What Really Happened Is Made More Clear
Go watch it immediately
The confused YouTube trailers and preview for this don't do it justice and made me not want to see it... for about 15 minutes. I went ahead and watched anyway and am glad I did. I'm knocking a star off because there's some useless stuff in this that's just taking up time and doesn't serve much purpose. It's also missing some of the detailed facts about how the ambush was executed and the subsequent battle unfolded. Considering how much time is wasted in this documentary and how they left certain information out, they could have utilized the time better. Nonetheless, they're understandably focusing on the cover-up and the culpability rather than the exact mechanics of what happened on the ground. Personally I would have included the details of the battle and all of the recovered battle footage rather than shying away from some of it. Those who think this sort of thing can't happen in the government anymore will certainly get a rude awakening.
Great documentary
I served in not 1 but 2 branches and understand where the brother was coming from of the SpecOps soldier that was killed who had a strong desire to serve again.
But man, I also know the deep cover ups of protecting of senior leadership butts that the military does. These men, Painter and Moseley, are scum of the earth and left their men out to die.
God bless our troops and those who look out for their brothers even in the line of fire. May God rest their souls and bring peace to those who are left behind, especially their children.