Comment by amarcheschi | Hacker News Reader

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Also, call of duty had and has ties with the army that sees is as a potential recruitment tool. [1]

Furthermore, in one call of duty a real event was narrated - although if in a fictional scenario - as if it was made by Russians [2], while in real life it was a us led attack on civilians, prisoners, and non fighting combatants. Google highway of death

Another article that has a broader view on the history of how defense and entertainment sector have ties [3]

[1] https://gamerant.com/call-duty-modern-warfare-recruitment-to... [2] https://www.newsweek.com/call-duty-modern-warfare-highway-de... [3] https://www.thenation.com/article/society/call-of-duty-penta...

> while in real life it was a us led attack on civilians, prisoners, and non fighting combatants. Google highway of death

What COD did to this scene was reprehensible, but it's also important to understand the context for the real attack. The Highway of Death that happened in real life was a targeted strike on Saddam Hussein's retreating forces, most of whom were legitimate targets of war. At the time, Iraq sponsored the 4th largest military in the world, was being bombed in Baghdad, and most of their allies were starting to turn on them over outstanding debts. This pressure pushed Saddam to invade Kuwait, and Saddam's actions pushed the US to destroy as much Iraqi materiel as they could possibly damage.

The attack did happen on a civilian road, but only after the locals became aware that the highway was being used by Saddam's forces. The controversy mostly stems from attacks on a retreating force and the scale of the destruction, both of which are still up for debate on their effectiveness.

I literally played the 'Highway of Death' CoD:MW 2019 mission last night (before it crashed and I called it a night).

That game has no self-awareness at all. US good, Russians bad, must kill bearded brown people.

See also the last 25 years of cop/crime shows

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